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SPECIAL  REGULATIONS  NO.  57a 


«  ••      Preparation  of  Morning  Reports 
Reports  of  Changes  and 
Monthly  Rosters 


1918 


SPECIAL  REGULATIONS  NO.  57a. 


WAR  DEPARTMENT, 

WASHINGTON,  Jim,'  1,  1!>1S. 

The  following  instructions  for  the  preparation  of  morning  reports, 
reports  of  rhanjjos,  and  monthly  roatora  arc  published  to  the  Army 
for  the  information  and  guidance  of  all  concerned. 
[i«a.w,A.o.o.] 

!',V  OUDKK  OF  THK   SKCKKTAHY  OK  WAR: 

PEVTO.V  ('.  MAKni, 

(;,n,rul,  ('hi>-j  of  StniJ. 
(  IKFICIAI  : 

11.  P.  MrCATX, 

Tin  A'l'i'itunt.  General. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Paragraph. 

Section  I.  Morning  reports 1-16 

1 1.   Reports  of  changes 17-32 

III".  Monthly  rosters 33—40 

3 


PREPARATION    OF    MORNING    REPORTS,    REPORTS    OF 
CHANGES,  AND  MONTHLY  ROSTERS. 


SECTION"  I. 
MORXLXC  R I- PORTS. 


Paragraph 

Forms  for  morning  reports 1 

<  'ompany  m.iniini;  reports '2 

Hcad.;i!arters  company  morning  reports   ;i 

Headquarters  morning  reports 4 

Consolidated  mornin;:  reports ,~> 

Morning  report  day ti 

Attached  an1'.  cas,u:;l  oflicers  and  enlisted  men 7 

Name  and  i;rade s 

Remarks <.i 

Pate  and  hour  of  change \tn 

Cha:u:e  of  L'rade nfc 

Assignment \*c 

Transfer <\<t 

Changes  in  command <> 

Kxtr.i  and  special  duty <)/ 

Sick  ness 'ty 

Arrest  and  confinement !»/, 

Detached  service \ii 

Absence  with  leave ;ifc 

Absence  without  leave ;i,' 

Missint;  in  action i»;,, 

At  tae!in<ei:t V?i 

KesiL'nation,  discliarire,  and  dismissal  of  ollicers '>, 

1  (ischar^c  and  furloimh  to  p'S'Tve  <j[  enlisted  men \t-t 

1'cath,  retirement,  and  desertion <,i,j 

Keturn  of  deserter  to  military  control ;\r 

Auttieutication  of  morning  report ]o 

Rations 11 

Station  or  location IL" 

Record    .!  events l.i 

Additional  sheets 11 

t  "se  of  indelible  pencil  and  red  ink \~, 

Abl  reviaiions It', 


1.  Forms  for  morning  reports.  Kvery  office-]-  and  enlisted 
man  of  the  Army  on  the  active  list,  and  every  retired  officer  and 
enlisted  man  on  active  duty,  except  individual  ollicers  detached 
and  sorvini;  alone,  will  he  accounted  for  daily  on  a  morning  report. 
Four  forms  for  morning  reports  are  provided,  vi/.: 

4 


MORNING   REPORTS. 


Company  morning  report  (  Form  Xo.  ,'!.'L',  A.  <i.  ().). 
Headquarters  company  morning  report  '  Form  Xo.  :}:',:},  A.  (!.  O. 
Headquarters  morning  rej>ort  'Form  Xo.  :>:;!.  A.  (i.  ().>. 
Consolidated  morning  report  '.Form  Xo.  ;>:'.(;,  A.  (i.  <>.,. 

2.  Company  morning  reports  an'  prepared  by: 

n.  Companies.  troops,  an.l  batteries  of  all  arms,  corps,  and  depart- 
ments, and  maehino-gun  and  supply  companies  and  troop.--. 

I.  T)ivi.--ion  headquarters  troops,  engineer  trains,  and  mobile 
ordnance  repair  shops. 

c.  ('orj)s  mobile  veterinary  liospitals,  hase  vrtrrinarv  hi.-piiai<. 
veterinary  liospitals.  amhulaiice  service  sections.  me<'haiiic;d  repair 
shop  units,  advance  animal  transpon  depi;ts.  hase  animal  tr;>n.-p.  .rt 
depots,  iield  remount  depots,  auxiliary  remount  depots,  animal 
embarkation  de;n>;s.  remount  squadrons,  .^hip  repair  shojis,  u'ra'/es 
registration  sections,  macliine-shop  truck  unit.-,  and  aero  suuadron.- 

'/.  All  other  units,  estalilishments,  and  institutions  similar  in 
organization  and  administration  to  a  company  and  not  provided  for 
in  sul>para<,rraphs  1>  and  <•  a!>ove.  or  in  paragraph  .'!. 

e.  All  detachments,  except  detachments  oi  enli.-ied  specialists 
>f  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  and  headquarters  detachments  See 
par.  -I.; 

Comjiany  morning  reports  are  submitted  to  the  commanding 
)Hicer  of  the  regiment,  sei>arate  or  detached  battalion,  or  similar 
unit,  or  in  case  of  separate  or  detached  companies  and  detachments 
to  the  commanding  of'icer  of  the  next  higher  administrative  unit. 
>r  of  the  post,  cam]),  or  other  station. 

3.  Headquarters  company  morning  reports  are  prepared  by 
headquarters  companies  and  troops  of  regiment.-  and   by   Kninr.eer 
.uid  Coast   Artillery  bands,  and  :ire  submitted  to  the  <-..mmandin- 
ollicer  of  the  regiment,  or  in  the  case  of  Kngineer  and  i  'oast  Ani'den 
bands,  to  the  commanding  oiiirer  of  the  regimen  i.  po.-t.  cam]),  or 
)ther  sta'ion. 

4.  Ht-ad(|uarters  mornliii?  reports  are  provided  for  the  purpose 
jf  accounting  for  all  officers  and  enlisted  men  not  belon-inu'  or  at- 
tached (o  a  company  organization  or  to  a  deuu-hment  using  a  com- 
pany or  headquarters  company  morning  report. 

Head  (uarters  moniiiiLT  reports  are  used   by: 
n.   Bureaus  of  the  War  l>cpartment. 

'/.    ITead  quarters     of    armies,    army    corps,    divisions,    brigades. 
reLriments.  and  separate  an<l  detaehed  battalions. 


6  MORNING   REPORTS. 

<.  Headquarters  of  trains  and  military  police  and  of  ammunition 
trains,  supply  train?1,  and  .-'unitary  trains,  and  also  of  battalions  of 

ar'munit ion  trains,  ambulance  sections  of  sanitary  (rains,  and  field 
hospital  sections  of  sanitary  trains,  when  detached. 

a'.  Headquarters,  of  army  artillery,  corps  artillery  parks,  motor 
suctions  of  corps  artillery  parks,  aero  wings,  balloon  wings,  and 
other  army  and  corps  troops. 

r.  Headquarters  of  ports  of  embarkation,  ports  of  debarkation. 
lines  of  communication,  and  remount  depots  foorps,  army,  and  line 
of  communication  . 

/.  Headquarters  of  territorial  departments,  districts,  posts,  dis- 
ciplinary barracks,  forts,  camps,  cantonments,  and  other  stations. 

;/.  General  hospitals,  base  hospitals,  supply  depots,  arsenals, 
and  similar  institutions  and  establishments. 

Pending  the  receipt  of  the  ne\v  form  for  headquarters  morning 
report  the  form  for  company  morning  report  or  headquarters  com- 
pany morning  report  will  he  used. 

").  Consolidated  morning  reports  are  used  to  compile  state- 
nvnts  of  the  strength  of  the  command  as  shown  by  company,  head- 
quarter.-; (•' impany.  and  headquarters  m< '.'inni:  reports. 

Consolidated  morning  reports  are  prepared  at  the  headquarters  <  f 
all  commands  to  which  iwo  or  more  company  or  company  and  head- 
quarters company  mornimr  reports  are  submitted.  At  t  he  discretion 
of  the  commanding  ofii<vr.  consolidated  morning  reports  are  pro- 
]>ared  daily  or  only  for  dao-s  fur  which  strength  reports  IT  roturn- 
an-  to  be  rendered  to  hiirluT  Authority. 

'A'hen  less  than  half  of  a  pau'e  is  required  for  the  tabulation  of  the 
'•r_*ani/ai  ion  or  st at  ion  on  any  date,  an  intermediate  line  \vill  be  used 
for  "  Totals."  and  the  remainder  of  the  p:i,ue  reserved  for  succeed in:_" 
dates. 

(!.  Morning  report  day.  Th«-  morning  report  day  is  the 
p«Tio(l  frntn  midni_'hr  to  midnight.  rl'h<-  mornin_r  1'epor:  \\ill  shov/ 
I/1.'  tabulation  the  condition  of  the  company,  doiaehmon;.  head- 
quarters, bureau,  department .  etc..  at  the  end  of  the  day  covered  by 
•'  date  of  th"  ''''port,  and  by  appropriate  explanatory  remarks, 
all  changes  in  dnt  i"s  and  status  of  oflicers  and  '-nlisti-d  \w\\  that  ha\-e 
'  •  urred  during  t h--  day. 

7.  Attached  and  casual  o dicers  and  enlisted  men.  In  jin- 
I'arini:  mornim:  reoorts  the  followiiiL'  instructions  in  re-ard  to  at- 
t:ic)i»'d  and  casual  oiiicers  and  eidisted  men  will  govern: 


MORNING   REPORTS.  ? 

a.    ( '(tinpani/  nnd  lnn(i'/nar((  rs  cnini><iit'i  uinruimi   rt']»>rtx.  At- 

tached oflicers  and  enlisted  men  thai  belong  to  other  <  ompanie.s  or 
detachments  of  the  same  regiment,  separate  battalion,  or  other  MLII- 
i!ar  unit,  will  be  shown  in  red  ink  in  the  columns,  for  "Attached'' 
and  "Attached  for  duty."  All  other  attached  othcers  arid  en- 
listed men  will  be  shown  in  black-ink  ligures.  In  case  the 
company  or  headquarters  company  morning  rejori  is  submitted 
to  the  post  or  other  station  commander  instead  of  \o  a  regimental, 
separate  battalion,  or  similar  unit  commander,  the  red-ink  figures 
in' these  columns  will  include  attached  ollicers  and  enlisted  men 
belonging  K>  the  same  post,  or  station.  Such  attached  oiiiceis  and 
enlisted  men  will  be  reported  as  on  special  duty  on  the  morning 
rejwrt  of  the  companies  to  which  they  belong.  See  also  c.  i 

(•_')  Enlisted  men  shown  in  the  column  lor  "Attached  for  rations 
only"  will  be  accounted  for  on  some  other  company  or  headquarters 
company  morning  report,  or  on  the  headquarters  morning  report  oi 
the  regimeni,  or  other  similar  unit,  or  of  the  post  or  station.  :-ce 
sub  paragraph  c  <2). 

/).   //fW'/>c'i</vYr.s    iiionii.iuj   report.— (}  i  The   new    iorm    lor 
quarters  morning  report  contains  separate  columns  for  "Attache*!  " 
and   "Casuals."     An  oliicer  "r  enlisted  man   temporarily   with  an 
or<:aimation  or  station  other  than  his  own  v.ill  be  regarded  as  a 
"casual"  if  the  duration  of  the  service  therewith  will,  in  all  pn 
al  ilily,  not   exceed  or  has  not  exceeded  one  month,  and  as  "a.- 
tachod"  if  for  a  longer  period.     On  the  last  day  of  each  month  all 
officers  and  enlisted  men  thai   have  been  carried  as  "casuals"  i'of 
one  month  or  more  will  be  transferred  to  the  column  for  "Attached,' 
and  a  report  of  their  arrival  at   the  station  made  on  the.  repon 
changes,  as  required  by  paragraph  I.".),  >j  Arrival  un<IJij-i 

,J)  All  ollicers  and  enli.-ted  men  attached  to  and  ca.-;i 
reudmeiu,  separate  battalion,  or  similar  unit.  c-Wpt  thos. 
for  duty  with  company  organisations,  \\ill  be  .shown  in  the 
for  "At'iached"  and  "Casuals."  on  the  headquarter.-,  mornii 
Similarly,  all  o'iieers  and  enlisted  men  attached  to  and  .  ; 
:i  post   or  oth-r  station  will  be  shown   in   the  post   or 
quarters  morninu'  report  as  attached  and  casuals,  ex 
tached   for  duty   with  company  uru'ain/alioiis.      1-or 
administration,  separate  morning  reports  IT;;,   be  Ke 
;;     i  dlicers;   aiid   enlisted    Ii..  :.    :'.ll:  ched    1    .    dtlty 
oi  their  own  regiment,  s'.-parat:-  b.  '!,.!;on. 


3  MORNING    REPORTS. 

unit,  "r  :i;  the  h«-.:d  quarters  of  the  ]><ist.  camp,  or  station  of  the  com- 
pany to  which  thi-y  belong  v.  ill  not  be  carried  on  tin-  headquarter.-* 
:m>nii:!>.;  rep  -rt.  They  \vill  he  reported  an  on  special  duty  on  the 
moniinir  rep'  ri  <>f  tlieir  own  company. 

!•  Chaplains  and  all  ollicer.s  and  enlisted  men  of  the  .Medical 
Department  and  Mrdnaneo  I'epart  :nent.  assigned  to  duty  with  or 
ntT:»clii'il  (o  tactical  or.Miii/uiions  in  accordance  with  Tables  of 
Or_rani/atio!i.  will  he  ,-arrie.l  on  head  uiarters  mornim;  re- ports  in 
til"  same  manner  a-  otlicers  and  enlisted  men  regularly  helontrinu:  to 
the  unit,  unless  a  separate  detachment  morning  report  is  kept  for 
tu  >  pnrnn.se .  They  will  not  be  carried  in  the  columns  for  ••Attached" 
or  "'  'asnals." 

S;an  o! lice's  and  enlisted  men  regularly  assigned  to  a  post  or  other 

station  will  1 arri<  d  on  iho  headquarters  morning  report,  except 

those  carried  on  separate  detachment  morning  n'ports. 

'.  ''•'••  i'l'tid  mnrniri'i  rrpnrtx.-  \<  Tho  new  form  for  consoli- 
date.! morrpiix  reports  contains  separate  columns  for  "Attached" 
and  "  i  'asuals.  " 

i'2i  Ml  o'licers  and  enlistcrl  men  carric*!  in  black-ink  liirures  as 
'"attached"  and  "atlaclied  for  duty"  on  company,  headquarters 
company,  and  headquarters  mornini:  reports  will  he  carried  in  the 
cilumns  for  "\ti-.icheil"  on  the  consolidated  morning  j'eport. 
Those  carried  in  r"d  ink  and  those  carried  in  I  he  column  for"  Attached 
mr  rations  only  v  will  be  disregarded.  Son  «  ('2X 

:'.)  All  otiicers  and  enlisted  men  carried  in  tho  column  for  "Cas- 
uals" on  the    headquarters    morning   report  will  be  carried  in    the 
>rr"spoi:din.r  column  on  the  consolidated   moniinu'  report . 

S.  Name  arid  <;rade.  The  .-urname  only  will  lie  records!  in 
i he.  column  f. >r  "  I'emarks"  unless  there  are  two  or  more  ollicers  or 
i-n!:-!ed  men  of  the  same  surname  in  (he  company  or  detachment. 
in  which  <ase  tin,-  initials  will  i'ul!ow  the  name.  When  there  are 
two  or  more  enlisted  men  of  the  same'  surname  and  initials  in  the 
company  or  detachment,  the  Army  serial  number  will  be  stated 
Lifter  the  name  and  the  initials  omitted. 

Kxiimplf*: 

1     "  Pvt  Smith,  duty  to  hosp." 

-'  "  l'\  t  Smith.  ]•].  T.,  duty  to  hosp  " 

:'.     "  Pvt  Smith  11  1.7^'.).  <luty  to  hosp." 

When  the  same  remark  i-  (o  be  recorded  concerning  two  or  mure 
individuals  of  the  same  u'rade  their  names  will  be  grouped  and  their 


MORNING    REPORTS. 

Examples: 

(•!     '•  I'vts  Henderson.  Johnson  and  Smith,  du'y  to  arrest. 
i*    '•  Pvt.-<  lei  Johnson  and  Smith,  and  Pvts  llerd.-rson  ;md 
Tones.  A\vol  to  com. 

!>.   Remarks.   -In  the  column  for  "Remarks"  \vill   ho  .-arc;;: 
recorded  all  changes  of  duty  and  status  of  officers  and  enli.-ted  mm. 
as  follow-^: 

n.  Dnte  and  hour  of  change.— In  case  oi  a  change  of  duly  or  suin:s 
that  occurred,  on  a  date  prior  to  that  covered  by  tin-  import,  liu- 
actual  date  of  the  change  will  be  stated.  Tim  absence  of  a  dat<-  after 
a  remark  indicates  that  the  change  occurred  on  the  date  eoven-d  by 
the  report. 

The  hour  a  change  of  duty  or  Hiatus  occurs  will   not   be   stated 
except  when  necessary  to  determine  additions  and  deductions  ei 
rations  as  explained  in  para'jraph  11. 
Examples: 

(1  i  '"Duty  to  liosp."     I  Usual  form  of  remark \ 
(2)  '•  Duty  to  ho-p  Mar  io  IS."     (Form  of  remark  in  case  il;c 
soldier  was  admitted  TO  hospital  on  a  date  prior  to  that  of  the 
report). 

i :Vi  '•  Duty  to  hosp  -1.00  p.  m.'r 
b.   <  'hnnfjf  nf  ynirlf. — All  rhantros  of  rank  or  grade. 
Exam  |  iles: 

(]\  ''('orp  Caswell  aptd  SLrt.'' 
("•_'     ''Si:t  R(:tli  aj'td  messsirt.'' 
(:\  i  ''Corp  I'ruc"  rd  TO  pvt .'' 

If  the  officer  or  enlisted  man  is  not  "for  duty"  on  the  date  of  thr 
ciiati-'e  of  rank  or  irrade.  his  actual  status  will  be  indicated. 
Kxample:  (-1)  "<  'orp  <  'aswell  aptd  set  Sl>.'! 

r.   As.fi^nmt 'nt.-  -The  fact  of  assignment  and  whiMlu-r   or    \\>.\   •/;.• 
oilicer  or  enlisted  man  has  joined  the  command,  and  if  not    his  si  at  us. 
Kxamples: 

di  "AssL'd  to  and  joined  Co." 
('2>  "Assed  to  <'o.  1  >S  en  route  to  join." 

'/.    Trnii*f<T. — The    organization,    corps,    department.    c>r    station 
from  w!iich  or  that   to  which  transferred,  \vith  statement  showing 
whether  or  not  thi-  otlic.  r  or  cnlis'e<l   man  lias  joined  his   new  c<.  m- 
mand.  :oid  if  noi .  his  status. 
Examples: 

i  1  i  "  Transfd  ft:  <'o  P>.     Joined.'' 

:•!)  '•  Transfd  to  |.~>th  M(  i  \',n.      Attached  for  duty." 

(':' i  '•  Transfd  fr  "iiith  Depot  I'-rie.      DS  en  route  to  ioin." 

I'.UV^"— I1 -2 


10  MORNING  REPORTS. 


f.   <  'hditfji's  in  command.—  A\]  rhan<_res  in  command. 
Examples: 

(1)  "CaptSmithassijd  to.  joined  and  assumed  comd.     Lt  Jonc.- 

reld  comd." 
cJi  "('apt  Smith  duty  to  heap.     Lt  Jones  assumed  comd." 

i:'.    "  Lt  Jonesreld  comd.     Duty  to  SI).     Li  Williams  assumed 

Comd.  " 

Mi  "Maj  Arnold  joined  and  assumed  comd.     (.'apt.  Smith  reld 
comd." 

i  •")     "Maj  Arnold  duty  to  hosp.     ('apt  Smith  assumed  comd." 
(»>i   "Maj  Arnold  hosp  to  duty.     ('apt  Smith  reld  comd." 

/.  Krtni  and  spcriul  '/'//v.  -Notation  i  nn'-crriiiu'  the  assignment 
to  or  relief  in.  m  any  extra  or  special  duty  that,  removes  an  oiii- 
cer  or  enlisted  irian  from  the  performance  of  the  Udual  and  customary 
duti".-!  of  hi-  otii.-c  or  urr:'de.  .^/n'c'nl  duty  to  he  perform''-!  In  luiiHtim, 
'  .  ti  /..'/••'  .  •  rujttnnmrij  '/'//'/  (/•''//  not  In'  noted. 
Kxamjiles: 

ili"  i'utv  t"  SD/' 
i'l     "  SI)  to  duly." 

The  nu-Mro  of   the  extra  or  special  duty  will  not    oe  stated  on  i*n< 
inorniiu'  report,     i  See  ;>!--o  suhparajiniph  /.  Detached  servirr). 

fj.  X.  -'<•/•".  s:-..    -\11   cases  of  sickness,  and  \\hcu  the  sickness  is  tin 
rrsiil'  of  an  injury  or  v/<  und.  :;  lirief  slati'in'MM  of  the  nature  of  tin 
injury  or  v  mind  aud  \vhHh<T  or  not,  cuntractod  in  line  of  duty. 
r'.\:i!;i]'l''-  : 

i  I     •'Duty  to  sick  in  <|rs." 

(2)  "Duly  to    hosp  :'>  p.   in.''     (See  paragraph    LI,    Kxplana- 
tion  ?». 

.",     "  IIosp  to  duty." 
(1)   ''  Hosp  to  sick  In  <irs." 

(01  "  ]Jvty  to  hosp.     Injured  during  bayonet  training.     LD. 
tii  ••  Duty  to  ho,-;p.     Wounded  in  action.     LD." 
h:  renor  ii'  "  tin-  dcpanup'  of  an  oliiccr  or  fnlisif<l  man  to  enter  a 
?e!!i-ral   or  Uisc   hospital  or  a   hosj.)Ltal   at    anoiher  })ost.    can  p. 
station,    or   in  reporting'  his.   return  therel'roiu.  ihe  name  or  locati". 
.  .!  The  hospit:;!  \vill  he  stated. 
Kxarnplps: 

,;<   ••  JLnp  to  en  route  to  \Valt-r  lieed  <iU." 
-v     •'  Duly  to  alis'-ut  sifk  I-'t,  .  lay.  X   V.  " 
...     ••  \  lis-Mil  sick   I't  .lay.  X   V,  lo  ('uty.  " 

/,     Arr<nl  •  ti'inmi.      Ml  cases  of   arrest   and    fontijii-ini'iif. 

In  ("•IISP  of  arre.-t   or  coi'JiT'et.ii'iit  at,  another  post,  camp,   or  stati  >'.', 
the  na  i  n      if       ••  ("  i  it  i"ii  \\  ill  he  stated.      In  c-atv 


MORNING    REPORTS.  11 

confinement  by  civil  authority.  tl.«  remark  will  show  the  nature  of 
the  offence  and  whether  tin-  prisoner  has,  l>een  held  for  trial,  tried, 
or  discharged  without  trial,  ami,  when  tried,  whether  acquitted  or 
convicted. 

Examples: 

( 1  •  "  Duty  to  arrest.  " 
iL'i  "  Arrest  to  hosp.  " 
i  :•>  i  ''A  wul  to  conf.  " 

'  !'.  "(',. nf  t  i  .'ii  route  to  coiif  a'  Ft  Sheridan.  111.'' 
i  •")  i   "( 'out'  to  duty. ;' 

l(i;   "  (':>n\  at  l-'t  Sheridan.  111.  to  duty.  " 

i  7    "  1  >u;y  to  a!  s"iit  in  hands  <  'Auth.  Baltimore.  Md.     Held  for 
trial  on  •  •luir.v  of  larceny.  " 

iS.   ••AK.M-nt  in   hands  t'AiiTh    Baltimore.  Md.  to  duty.      !;.•- 
leased  without  trial.  " 

L   /',  tiifl"  </.'•<  ;Y (V«'.—  .Ml  u!>S"i!0"  on  duty  exeeedintr  L'  \  lioiirs.  uitii 
j)lace  of  al'S'-m'e. 
Examples: 

i     "  Duty  to  DS  ot  J-'t  1'oner.  X  V.  " 
•2     •'  DS  i-r  l"t  Porter  X  V.  to  duty.  " 

Dutv  v.  ith  another  oriranixation  at  the  same  post  or  station  will 
lie  reported  as  >pe.  ial  duty  a;,-l  not  a-  detacli.-d  M-rviee. 

,-.   Abwnrt'  >'-<lh  l«i<> .      i  ><-p;,:-i  ure  and  re|  urn  in  all  ca.-e^  oi  ali.-em-e 

:   f  otlicel'S    witil    leave  and    '   l'   ellli    ted    Hi'  li    "I,    furloU^li  .       The  peril, d 

of  L:!i.so:ire  L.uihori/ed  will  l,e  .--tat eel  iii  reportinu1  departure. 
K\a!;lple-  ; 

:     •'  Du'y  to  'v  In  days/' 
_'     "  S!)  to  fur  7  ibys. '' 
i :) i  "  i.v  to  duty.  " 
i     "  r'ur  to  duty.  " 
',    .l'y.-r/ir,    (,///,'.,/,'    ,', , ; , ,  .  -  J  jepart  u  re   and    returii    in    all    eases   of 

ahsenee   V.'il  liolli    lea',  ,-, 

Examples: 

I     •'  Duty  ;,)  Aw,.l.'' 
:  1'  i   •'  A  wol  to  arrest.  " 

IT.,    .''/'.v.s- .'/;.;  in  in'ii  !,.-  -The  nu'iilier  oi  e'lieers  and   enh.-,ted  men 
}i\~  u't'ad'-  nii.-sin-'  in  aetion  or  rapt  ir>"\  l>y  tin-  enemy. 
il\:.n:pl-  s  : 

il>    "1  s:,rt .  _'  c'orps,  and  '•'<  p\u.->  m;s.-n.^  in  action. 
1 1' ,   "  1  pvts  cap;  u  red  !>y  em  my. 

Ciiinpleii-   inforinatioii    ini'Iuditi.*    name-;   ,if   oMieers   ::nd    enli.-'ed 
men  missinir  in  a<'t  ion  or  cap  i  u  red  i  y  tin-  etienry  wid  !,e  ,-iveii  undi-r 


12  MORNING  REPORTS. 

?i.  Attachment. — Attachment  of  oflicers  and  enlisted  men  for  dnt\ 
<>r  for  rations  only,  and  relief  therefrom.     In  ca^e  of  attachment  foi 
rations  only  the  names  of  those  attached  will  not  be  stated.     See  alec 
paragraph  7.  .1  ttnchi  >I  n/t'l  casual  oj/iccry  ami  cnltxtcd  iiu-n. 
Example:" 

,  1     •'  l.t  Tone?  attached  for  duty." 
i  L.M   "l.t  Jones,  attached,  n  Id  ir  duty  with  Co." 
(Hi   "Transld  to  l^th  Mii  I'.n.      Attached  for  duty." 
3  MM  attached  for  rations  '2  p.  in." 
"•'>  KM,  attached  for  rations,  left  Co  10  a.  in." 
o.  /,'<.</<//•(//('<>/(.  </ixri/ai-tit .  and  dismissal  of  oj/iccrs. — Fact  of  resigna 
tion,  discharsre  or  dismissal. 
Examples: 

(1)  ''Capt  Smith  resitrned." 
2)   "l.t  Jones  disch." 
(3)  '-lA  Williams  dismi.<8e<l." 

p.  Dlsctiaroc  and  furlo //'///  to  /v.xrrrr  of  (.itlistrd  inert. — Fact,  of  di? 
charge  or  furlough  to  reserve.     Tiie  v.-ord  "discharged,"  abbreviate*) 
"disch."  will  be  useil  to  co\'er  ail  cla.sses  of  discharges. 
Examples: 

(1)  "  Duty  to  disch." 
1 1J i  "SI)  to  fur  res." 

q.  Ih'f/fh,  retirement,  and  desertion. — Fact  of  death,  retirement,  01 
desertion. 
Examples: 

'  h  "i 'or]>  Sharp,  hosp,  died." 
i'    "1st  SLrf  Cameron,  DS,  retired." 
(3)  "  Tvt   Jcl  Joti'-s,   K.  .1.,  Awol  to  desertion." 
r.  I\i-f>int  of  dsxrrtcr  to  inililari/  control.  —  Fact  of  return  to  militan 
control  and  status. 
Rxnmple: 

"  I)e<ertion  1o  conf." 

,  /ir.  -In  t  he  e.xiimplfs  under  this  paragraph  the  names  have  VH-II  omit  ted  except 
u  li'-n- 1  h''v  wi-rc  in-ri^.-;iry  to  illu^'  rate  t lie  remarks. 

10.  Authentication  of  morning  report.  -The  «'>mjiany  or 
detachment  commander,  or  in  ca.se  of  headquarters  morning  reports 
the  personnel  oiiicer.  will  aliix  his  initials  on  the  line  with  and  follow- 
ir.Lr  tin-  last  entry  of  the  day  under  "Remark.--."  See  model  in 
paragraph  11.  Sec  also  paragraph  24,  Initials  of  pcrsonnfl  otjifiroii 
inttrniiif/ rejiorts,  and  paragraph  7  tu)  aiu'  (b),  Special  Regulations 
No.  58a. 


MORNING   REPORTS. 


13 


The  personnel  othYer  \vill  authenticate  each  day's  tabulation  on 
the  consolidated  morning  report  \>y  adixin^  his  initials  on  the  line 
with  and  to  the  left  01"  the  word  "Totals." 

In  all  causes  care  will  i>e  taken  to  make  «-ach  letter  of  the  initials 

h-irihle. 

11.  Rations.— A  careful  record  of  additions  an  1  deductions  .,;' 
ra'ions.  due  to  changes  in  duly  and  status  of  enlisted  men  IK  ted  in 
the  column  for  "Remarks."  will  !>e  kept  in  the  columns  provid-- i 
i'or  the  purpose,  AS  illustrated  l>e!<nv. 


Remarks. 


1  I'vtllughesduty  tohasp;  I'vlJord-.mSD  toDS.WJ.S  .. 

II  LH. 

0        j  I'vi  Hilling-slpy  duty  to  hosp;  I'vt  Law  duty  to  sick  in 

II.L.H.  '••      Mrs ! " 

Tt-ii  ;massis'ni.Ml  reiTiiits  alUichud  1'or  rations,  3  p.  m. 

W.J.S. 

:t          Corp  Ilonanhosp  tosickinurs:  l'v(  Bovdliosp  toduty. 
FT. I. .11.     .Sf,*t.  Bullock  duty  to  hosp;  Pvt  Sol'.irsickin  qrs  tohosp. 

4  S^t  N'ci'li'v  hosp  to  ?P:  Pvt  Muttookshosp  tosick  in  i;rs: 

EI.I..TI.  :       I'v  Law  sicK  in  (irs  toduty -- 

1'vt  i.mif  sii'k  in  nrs  to  hosp;  1'vts  Chambers  and  Si':i- 

irruv-idutvtoliosii tt'.T.S. 

.5         !   I'vt  Cunscy  duty  to  host);  I'v!  liolum  hasp  to  duly 

II  L  II    !  Corp  ftinith,  1'vts  L.n.c,  'J'iiompson,  S.ui.L'1-r,  Turnor, 

Hi'll.'iiid  Wall  US  in  t!i.>  tii-ld  toduty \V.,T.S. 

li         !   I'vt  Close  duty  to  sirk  i:i  qrs;  1'vt  Sr;i.jr:ives  hosp  to 

H.I..II.         duty 

Ten  unnssi.irnt'dr.'cniitslefl.  eotnpunv  ;it  7  a.  in..  \\'.J.S. 
7          !    1'vts  Lane  and  S'-lrid^i:  hosp  and  \Villiams  sick  in  tjrs 

H  I.  FI    '       tod-Jt\- \V.  .).  S. 

s          I  Sgt  Dulloc'k  hosp  to  duly \V..!.S. 

H.I. .11.  ILL. II. 

9        i  Corp  Jones  duty  to  Awol \\  .-I.S. 

LI.I..II. 

in        '  I'vt  ll-,\\ni'\s  dutv  to  hi>sp;  1'vt  Hughes  hosp  to  duty. 
ILL. II.  ,  \V,I.s.. 


Tot  il. 


•».  '-.V  full  day's  r.it ion  is  the  unit.  I'.ira.^rapli  .';71 ,  Umv  H.-u'nl  ition-.  I'.'I.:.  pre- 
scribes tlin-e  HUM!-  pvr  t'.iy,  l>rt'  ikfast .  dinner.  a:i  1  supprr.  '!'!-..-  'Tfii'  in  rat  ions  to 
bogiven  an  orR'.vnixation  for  inessini;  nii'ti  for  a  part  of  a  day  only  slioulil  ih.1  re  fere  be 
dftennined  !>>'  dividing  tin-  tut  il  nnnii'er  of  nifils  furni^hi'il  Ky  it.  and  taking  the 
((Uotient  to  the  ni'irr.t.  whole  nuinln-r.  A  tvmainim;  fraction  of  one-!iiiril  \vonM 
thus  tic  ili.>rei;ardeil,  wheriM-  t\v(v-tlurds  n'lnainiiit;  \vouM  count  as  a  ration."  (,  I'.ir. 
22v.i,  Manual  t).  M.C.,  1'UiI.) 


14  MORNING   REPORTS. 

').  It  is  assumed  that  tho  change  of  status  ol  a  soldier  with  roRiird  to  rations  occurs 
after  breakfast  unless  otherwise  stated  in  ''Remarks."  A  soldier  sick  in  u  hospital 
• h  ;•  i-  lixv.ted  in  the  post .  camp,  or  station  of  his  company  is  present  with  company 
b-i;  i-'  attached  to  the  hospital  for  rations,  while  one  sick  in  quarters  is  rationed  with 
hi.-  ivmpan\ . 

r.  The  addition  and  deductions  should  be  made  for  the  unexpired  part  of  the  fnl  1- 
n;;o!i  period.     The  model  illustrates  the  method  of  computing  additions  and  dedue- 
if  rations,  assuming  :  h  u.  rations  arc  drawn  for  u  period  of  to  days. 

it.  The  'oiiowiiii;  shows  tlie  metluxl  by  which  the  lotais  in  rations  columns  were 
determined: 

'.  Hughes  :u-.d  Jordan.  '.'•  caeh>;2  li'.1,  o;-  I'.i.  -V.  Billini^lev.  *-•  IT  -  ;r.  tin 
r<  emits  '.i.i  each  .,10  ;i:^  or  •  '.1:1.  ..'(/.  Kenan  and  I'oyd.  ~~t  ead:  •  L'  !";  nr  •  1'. 
i.  likvk  and  .-olar.  T-j  ea  -li  -^  1">.',  or  -  !.">.  ',!'i.  N'eeley  and  Mailoc'ks,  f,r,  cuch  J 
l.'iJj  or  •  !.f;  Law.  0;  I.aiie.  Chamber-  :<.n.!  Sea^raves.  ('•-;  each  •  ::  -.1'.  Mi.  ('..  •. 
li;  Bolnm.  .",-;  or  --I;;  detachment  7  men.  .">-;  eaclr-,7  :i'.i-  or  -;  -10.  >:/li.  Close,  0; 
Si'iiL'r.ives,  I-  or  •  "•:  ten  reeruit-,  -1-  e-ich  •  in  -  -It'i?  or  —47.  '.tl.  Lane  atiii  Sr!ri'l,u'r, 
"jcjcli  .'-'  ~\  '>r  r  7:  Williams,  i).  <lh.  Huliock.  --:  or  -t-  :i.  :>/ii.  Jones,  H  or  -  .'. 
luth.  H.iynes.  ij  or  -1;  Hnghrs,  jj  or  •  1. 

<.  In  tni>  "-alcnlali'r'is  on  the  lilth  for  rations  due  company  fur  the  second  lo-da\' 
p.  riod  it  is  assumed  that  210  nu  n  are  present  for  whom  rations  are  to  lie  drawn. 

12.  Station  or  location.  The  stiiti'm  or  local  ion  of  t  hi-  ccinipan  v 
';r  detachment  will  In-  staled  on  tin-  Icfl  of  ;l.c  IMLTC  dcvol-d  1<i 
' '  Si  at  ion  aiid  r<'cord  (if  events.  "  and  ininiediatoly  following  the  day 
i  ;  {he  month.  If  then-  is  no  change  during  a  10-day  p,-riod.  i  he  t.anit- 
of  i!i.-  sut'ioii  ^'ill  he  stated  onl\'  once.  (>n  the  march  the  camp  or 
hivor.ac  at  the  «-].d  (,f  the  day  will  l>e  considered  as  the  station  or 
loca:  ion  ni  tlie  coin  pan;,'  or  detachment  for  the  purpose  of  i  his  I'epi.n  . 

See  model  in  ]>arngraph  !:'•. 

lij.  Kecord  of  events,  ruder  th.is  hea<linur  will  lie  carefr.lly 
aiid  minutely  noted : 

-  .    \c;ions  in  which  the  organi/ation.  or  any  part  of  it.  has  1 n 

•  .  iged.  reconnaissances,  marches,  maneuvers,  changes  of  station, 

,  :  .1  everything  of  interest  relating  in  the  discipline,  efficiency,  i.r 

-  •!  ,  ice  cif  the  organisation,  with  <iat(-s.  ]'ia<  e^.  distances marrhed.  etc. 

'•.  '1'hi-  names  and  grades  of  oliicers  and  enlisted  men  kii!> -.1. 
.,:  ;mled  or  missing  JTi  actibii.  or  captured  hy  the  enemy,  with  dates 
at  d  places. 


MORNINU    REPORTS.  15 


Station  arid  record  nf  event.;. 


i   in     i;".:\-e;'oM.  Tex.     l's>ial  i':i:nn  d'Hi.'s. 

1!     1!        'i  alvesUon,  'IVx.       I'.-M.ll  c.imii  '1  ii  ir~. 

1",  i   I. a  Mar. i ne.  Tex.     Left  'ialvc-toii  7.o",  a.  in..  :i  route  to  Ho.i-cton  on  prartii-o 

in-i'i-h:  arrived  ;it  l.-.i  .\fan|ii''  l.:!-.iji.  :n.;  ill  ianee  married.  l:i  mil'  -. 
!,;      1 1  :ilcii    I'ark,  T.  \.     I.efl     La  ifa-'ine  s.:ti>  a.  in.:  arrived  at    Jl'ilen    Turk 

tn.o",  a.  in.;  di-tanec  march'"!.  >'.;  inilo. 
17  .   \\Vlistc-r.  IVx.     I-<'!'  l!;iii-:i  I  ink  s.'Jl  ::.  in.:  :n-ivi-il  :i'  \Vplistcr  12.1(1  p.  in.: 

';i-l:i:u;'  mrched,  'J  iiiiU-s. 
Is  '    l>!!':mnt.  T.'X.     I.«'ft  W,  list  IT  7.17  a.  I::.:  arrived  :it  iMlinont   l-'.ii-  ;,  .  ."].: 

ilUlaiii-i-  Ti'.arcbt'd.  i:c.  milr;. 
I'.i      Ma/n.ili.i  I'.rk.  lloi^ton.  Tex.     l,rfi   T';n:iont  ^.(«  a.  1:1.:  arrived  a'   >f.u-- 

imli.i  I'-.irk.  Hoii-JU-i;.  U.4U  a.  m.:  .li.-M    t-c  in.'.Th.-  !    !Unil.;>. 
L>n  ,  (Inhesion.  Tex.     Lrft  .\fa..'ini!i  t  1'ark  il.i.i)  ;i.  in.:  arrixe-t  r;.i'ro...!  sviiimi. 

II.i'i>!un.  l>v  ni:;rehinr  4   inili---.     KnTrai'it-d  :•!!  1  |i-rt    H'n;--:,in  "•.'• 

1 1.  in.:  arri'.i"!  at  'ia!vi'~t(i!i  2.  !."<  p.  in.;  <li  Sann'  travi-li'd  by  rail.  4Mi»i;i--. 
>;  "f      i  l;'ilvi'st!'ii. 'lex.     I'si:;.:!  ramp  dinii--. 

•_M  •  At  -.•;!  on  I'.  S.  A.  T.  Kili-atrick.     Kmlmrkod  II.:1,')  a.  :n.:  sailed  f..i  \"«  r.i 

''••i/.,  Me\..  :>.:'.o  p.  t!-.. 
•j:.'7      "til'    S    \,  T.  Kilp:\trirV  en  route  In  Veracruz,  Mex. 

2>.  !  (ir.l.oatd  L".  S.  A.  T.  Kilp.arick  at  \"era  t'rir/.,  .\f-\.     Arrived  al  Vent'  nu 

at  7.:<i)  a.  in.     Toi;:l  di-tatiee  iraveliMl  li\-  w:.ter.  i''-^  i:ii!'  -• 
2'.<  '  1      \"rr.t('ru/..  Mi-x.     Dis-embarked  at  Veracruz  s.  ()(i  a.  in.  2i't  1'.;  tikincr  •••(•itinn 

tlirp'  and  ncrforiniTii:  u-'ial  camp  il:!iie>,  provost  puar<l  duly  in  city.  :.:id 

o'H  po>t  duty  so;.ih  of  i  ily. 


11.  Additional  sheets.  A.Iditi'-nal  wheels  will  IK'  aliadu-d  f-:- 
"  Hi-mark.- •"  air!  \«r  ''Siatinn  and  n-'-urd  «\  i-vcnts."  if  ilu1  epJi<r 
uli-dtcil  tlicivf  >r  proves  iii.'-nincicni. 

i:».  Vsi'  ot' indelible  pencil  and  red  ink.  — Xnnnally  iln-  ini  rn- 
i>i_'  n  p"!'t  will  he  pn-pun-d  \viih  ink.  liin  when  pen  and  ink  are  iu>t 
uviiilaldc  an  indelihle  pencil  isiay  he  UMM!  f-.r  the  purpose.  Red  ink 
u  ill  in  t  he  used  in  preparinir  in^rninu  reports  except  as  presrrihrd 
in  pura^rajih  7. 

Hi.  Aliltrevialions.  -  The  a!>hre\  i;iti..ns  auih-ri/.ed  f-r  jirepara- 
tii.n  of  pa\-  roils,  paruj/raph  SS,  Special  Regulations  -\<>.  .r».  will 
he  n.-i-.l  in  remark.-  on  ninniiii'jr  reports.  The  f.jliowinL'  additional 
;:!,hr.-\-:ati'  ns  \\ill  he  us<-d  for  nioniiii";  rejiorts,  reports  of  chaiiires, 
;,iid  inonii'iy  1-,'stf'rp; 


16  MORNING   REPORTS. 

('•r.v  !•••;.  etc.: 
I'ump.iny  — 


IV.lthlli'"!.   .<[-.l,li!'  ''!!.  :Hi'l 
lUiu.i  corponu 
r-:i;-..|  serous! 
Musician.  first  ch-s 
Mu  -id.:!!,  so.  mill  I-IUM 
Mi:-i.'i.i'i.  thivl  cl:1.1^ 
P..I 

Misvlhnwnis— 


A  ::\l  I'.iLuiw 

Aincri'.-;i::  V'xpi-  a!  inn.'.ry  F 

A:umuni;i'.'i 

A  nay  Hi-t'iil:iti(His 

\     I.-::,   1 


B^eho  pi!    '  ....................................  "I 

Ch:inu'!t'r  .........................................  ^'li-'r  Kx,  Char  VG,  Chai  (i 


Conlin.  ••]!••:;  .....................................  Confmt 

l)ish.,n,)r..l.!y  .iiM-h  u.:,'  1  ..........  ...............  Di<lioii  disci] 

Knlistftl  men  .....................................  l'-M 

i--oi-r»  it  .............................  ..............  i-'i'rf 

Frauilulcut  .......................................  i'r;'.a<i 


'''1- 

Hon  disch 

'•  " 
i'i  O 


1  omponiry  ..........................  .....  "IVmp 

Tniin  .............................................  Tl1 

Traii.-ii-m'ii  .......................................  Transtd 

?(.'iit"!n-i'.-;  uf  i  uiins-iiiar:  ial 

•  ----  iluys  pay  r|(>t;iiii"il  Si  '." 
J  .',  pay  J»T  inn  f«r  2  nios  dflaiin'il  SC.' 
"  Fort"    -    -  days  pay  S<  '." 
:;Forf  '2  :1  pay  ]>«T  HIM  fur  '_'  im  s  Sp  CM." 
•'  ITanl  lali'ir  r  ---  -lays    IIIO.H    SI  '." 
i-<  'onf          -  <lay.-i    in'  •:•    S<  '.'' 
'•('onf        -  (lav*    in".-  "r  v-    (,C'.[n  ?.'.}  :']  ^r  Div.' 


MORNING    REPORTS.  17 

Sentences  of  courts-martial    Continued. 

"C<mf  nios  and  fort"  L'  .">    nr  other  fraction    pay  ]>cr  mo 

for  like  period  (ii'Mo  |:>  -Ith  Piv." 

''Pishon  di.-<ch  and   fort"  all  pay  an<l  allo\vances  ( !( 'MO  1-} 
ir>th  Div." 

''Pislinn  disch,  forf  all  pay  and  allowances  and   --onf 
days  I'nioH  or  yrs'i  (J('.\fO  24  K  Pept." 

"ltd  to  ranks  Sp  CM." 
filO(i8°-  18 3 


SKCTIOX  IT. 
REPORTS  OF  CHANGES. 


Paragraph. 

Rendering  and  nnmborin<4  reports  ............................................  17 

Forms  fur  report-;  .............................................................  is 

I'SP  of  typewriting  machine  and  indelible  penoi]  ..............................  l<.i 

lints,  i  lit  to,  :ind  brackets  .........................................      ..........  20 

Abbreviations  ......................................................  ..........  21 

r.rrors  in  i>revious  reports  ....................................................  22 

Preparation  and  disposition  of  reports  ........................................  2:i 

Initials  of  pi  -rsonnrl  otlicer  on  mornin<;  reports  ................................  21 

Names  of  o!Vceys  and  enlisted  men  ..............................  .  .............  •_>.-, 

Army  serial  nnmbi  r  ..........................................................  2'i 

'  I  rade  ........................................................................  27 


Remarks  .....................................................................     2!' 


Arres;  ,.nd  eontiiieinent 
Oeficlleil  ^ervice 
\lisenr'e  \\ith  leave 

Al'-rll'-e  Without   le;>ve 

Mi  «in:  in  aft  ion 

Attach  menl 

Residual  ion,  dist-h:;r'je,  and    :  .• 

iijschar/i-  and  fur  ioi  :u  ii  to  t'"si-rvi   of  enlisted  inen 

1  1,    •}'..  n'tircmi'iit,  and  di'-crt  ion 

[icturii  ''i  lie  erter  IP  military  coniroi 

I  ii'sertion  and  fraudulent  rnli-!inrni 

Pesertion  from  the  Navy  or  M  irinc  ('or)is 

Si'j>aral  ion  from  the  service  while  absent    from   repdar   slalion   or 


Scntenci  of  court-martial 

Nfi-d.il  of  1    I'.HT,  (  erl  itif.it  e  of  men:,  di.-iii  , 

\V-.r      r\i'-e  chevron  and  wound  chevron 
Vr:  '.  ilandd.-patMire 

. 

M.Hl.-l  r<      "     '    •      '   '• 
Individu  .1  o1:  i  'tsm  •   reporti-il 

M-.iilin;       '      ' 
is 


REPORTS   OF   CHANGES.  19 

17.  Rendering  and  mi  inhering  reports.  -Reports  of  changes 
will  be  rendered  by  the.  personnel  officer  at  each  headquarters  t<. 
which,  company  or  detachment  morning  re]iorts  are  submitted,  or 
for  which  headquarters  mondir-r  report.-  are  pH-pan-d.  See  para- 
graphs 2.  '.'>.  and  4.)  Reports  of  changes  will  also  be  ]irepan-d  l>y 
cld"fs  of  bureaus  of  the  War  Department,  or  by  personnel  oliicers 
do-Lrnated  by  them  for  the  purpose.  In  case  of  a  detached  company 
or  detachment  ser\inir  alone  the  commander  thereof  will  himseli 
render  reports  of  chair-res,  or  will  deshrnaie  a  subordinate  oiiiivr  for 
this  du' v.  It  will  be  the  duty  of  all  commanding  officers  to  see  that 
reports  of  changes  are  rendered  as  required  in  these  regulation.-. 
See  pars.  1.  -2.  M.  and  li.  C.  (').  No.  -12.  W.  I)..  I'llS.i 

A  report  will  be  rendered  for  each  day  on  which  a  chair-re  occurs. 
When  dii"  to  some  exigency  of  the  service  it  is  impracticable  t<- 
render  a  <  omploto  report  at  the  time  required,  the  char.-_es  of  duty 
and  status  of  officers  and  enlisted  im-n  that  have  been  omitted  from 
the  incomplete  report  or  reports  will  be  included  in  a  subsequent 
report,  the  actuai  dates  on  \\hi''h  the  chair-res  occurred  beiir_r  noted 
in  the  column  for  "Remarks."  '  See  par.  '_'!)«.  />.;/<•  o,  r/,,-.-;  ,/,  . 

Report-  will  be  numbered  serially  for  the  calendar  year,  the  first 
report  f  >r  any  organization  or  headquarters  for  the  year  heini:  num- 
bered "!."  Re  ports  of  oliicers  and  reports  of  enlisted  men  will  be 
numbered  in  separate  series. 

IS.  Forms  for  reports.  Three  forms  fo.r  reports  of  <  hanjo-  an- 
pro\-id<-d:  Form  NO.  i>17.  A.  (i.  ('..  for  reporting  cha'r/es  in  <iutv 
and  status  of  enli.-'t'-.l  men;  Form  No.  l',\<.  A.  (i.  ()..  for  report  in-_r 
changes  in  dut.  air!  status  of  officers:  and  Form  Xo.  (ill).  A.  (..  (>.. 
for  reports  of  indi.idual  officers  detached  and  serving  alone,  or  on 
leave  of  absence. 

1!>.   I'se    of    typt'M  rhiniT    machine    and    indelible     pencil. 
Normal!  v  the  r--|    •!•:  wil!  i.  •  ;  r"  pa  red  on  a  '  y  pewrit  in_r  machine  n-in  _r 
a  record  rihhor  of  -:•>. n  lard   qu.ditv.     When  it   is  impracticable  to 
pi  "pan-  (he  report  on  a   typewriting   machine   or    \\ith  ink.  an  in 
h-lible  pencil  n;a\-  be  n--d   for  ih--  |iiirpose.      Copi.-s  may  l;e  made 
by  carbon  process,  but  in  e\-iry  case  iheori'.nnal  \'.  ill  be  f-ir\'.'arded 
I-  The  .\dj;;iatit  ( '.i  ne/ai  of  the  .\rmy.     V.'lien  prac-t  ic.il,!->  tie-  rep-.n 
will   be  signed   wiili   ink.  but  svhen,  duo  to  exigency  of  the  scrvioi  . 
jH-i;  and  ink  are  n-,i  a\ailab!i>  an  indei;b!o  pencil  may  be  used. 

JO.  Dots,  ditto,  and  braclu'ts.  The  use  of  dots  or  the  v.-  rd 
"ditto"'  is  permitted  in  columns  for  "(Irade"  ai.d  "I  ompuny  and 
re-j-imeiM  or  ann  or  corj>~  of  de])ariment . "  but  not  in  t  he  c,  lumn  for 
'•Remark-'."  V.'hen  the  sam  •  n.-tation  is  to  l>e  recorded  i:i  tin- 
column  for  "Remarks"  conceMiitr-r  ten  or  more  men  their  names 


20  REPORTS   OF   CHANGES. 

may  bo  arranged  in  a  separate  alphabetical  irroup.  and  a  common 
notation  bracketed  opposite  their  names. 

\Vlion  fifty  op  more  men  d-'part  from  or  arrive  at  a  post  or  station  on 
llie  same  day.  as  in  caso  i>i' recruits  dispatched  i'roin  recruiting  depots 
or  nioliili/.aiion  points,  a  list  or  lists  showing  the  names,  Army  serial 
numbers,  and  other  necessary  information  may  be  attached  to  the 
report  of  i  ha  Hires  in  lien  of  the  usual  end  ies  thereon.  In  such  cases 
the  report  of  changes  will  contain  the  following  notation:  "See  list 
(or  lists'  herewith  which  i'»rms  mr  form  i  pan  of  this  report." 

'21.  Abbreviations.— The  abbreviations  authori/ed  for  prepara- 
tion of  pay  roils,  paragraph  oS  Special  ({emulations  .\o.  ,~>S,  will  be 
use.  1  in  the  preparation  of  reports  of  chant's.  For  additional  abbiv- 
viations  authori/ed  for  the  preparation  of  morning  reports,  reports  of 
changes,  and  monthly  rosters  see  paragraph  IfJ  of  these  regulations. 

'2'2.  Krrors  in  previous  reports.  -When  an  error  is  discovered  in 
a  report  previously  submit!  ed.  then  n-ivi  ontrv  will  be  made  on  the 
next  report,  th--  entry  beiiiur  explained  by  The  addition  of  the  words 
"  TI  >  col  re  •!  ern  >r.  lieport  Xo. 

2:j.  Preparation  and  disposition  oi'  reports,  lleports  \.ill 
be  coiiijiiled  from  niorni'iL:  reports  ami  other  oiiicial  records  and 
prepared  in  duplicate  or  triplicate  as  indicated  In-low. 

(i.  In  all  cases  the  original  ivill  be  forwarded  directly  to  The 
Adjutant  (teneral  «\  the  Army  without  delay  and  a  copy  retained 
\vi'h  the  re<-ords  of  the  orjur.i/.ai  i'  u  or  olliee  for  which  rendered, 
or  by  the-  individual  oliicer  in  :he  case  of  reports  rendered  on  Form 
No.  (ilii.  A.  (>.  « >. 

ii.  In  ICurope  a  copy  will  i>e  furnished  directly  to  the  commandint; 
general.  American  Expeditionary  I-'orces.  At  divisional  camj»s 
anil  cantonments  and  ]>ort~  of  embarkation  in  the  l.'nitcd  States,  a 
copy  will  bi>  furnished  to  the  commander  of  the  camp,  cantonment, 
or  port  of  ombarkat ion. 

r.  For  organizations  and  s'.uions  suliject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  a 
commander  of  a  territorial  department  a  copy  of  the  report  of  changes 
of  ollicers.  \vill  be  furnislidl  to  such  department  commander. 

d.  I  or  indivii'iual  olli'-ers  SCIAIUL  alone,  or  on  leave  of  absence. 
copies  will  be  furnished  as  prescribed  in  paragraphs  S_'(i  and  M!7. 
Army  Koinilations.  i  See  jnir.  ill.  hniii  iilunl  njlinrs  nut  ntl/mrim 
r-  fwrti  <l.  ; 

'2t.  Initials  of  personnel  odicer  on  inoriiinij  reports.  To 
in>  ii'-ate  that  all  data  from  the  column  f  r  "  I  { em  arks  "  on  morninir 
rejiorts  ha\e  be,. 11  trails  vibe,!  io  i-eport  of  changes,  the  personnel 
ollic(-r  \ull  allix  Ids  initia1-  on  tie-  nioriiini:  report  in  the  column 
for  "  I)av  of  month  "  arid  ii;n:.  >ii;r  -lv  below  the  dale  ;.,  v,  hich  the 


REPORTS   OF    CHANGES.  21 

remarks  pertain.  <>>•<•  in.', Id  in  paragraph  l!.t  Should  th"  per- 
sonnel otlieer  fail  IT  nodeot  to  initial  the  m»niin<,r  report  as  ln-r.-in 
provided,  his  at  tent  inn  will  be  called  to  the  nuttier  by  tlie  e..mpany 
nr  detachment  cniiiinaiiiler. 

\\'lu'ti  the  company  or  detachment  commander  renders  report.-  -•[ 
changes,   as  provided   in   paragraph    17,  for  companies  and   detaeh- 
inents  .serving  alone,  he  \\  ill  atiix  his  initials  in  the  coin  in  n  "  Pay 
of  month"  on  the  morning  report  as  well  as  in  the  column  fnr  "11. 
murks,"  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  10,  . !  n//n  nlii'ntinn  <>f  nt<>rnn<'j  r>  u>>  ••'. 

*2~>.  Names    of   ollicers    and    enlisted    men.     Xaines    will    i> 
entered  on  reports,  in  alphabetical  order  withoni    restart  1    to  p-ad  • 
nruMid/.al  ;<>n,  arm.  corp-.  department,  or  component  fnrce  o;  Army 
Popular  Army.   National  Asmy.  National  (iuard,  Oiliccrs'    li.-serv- 
( 'orps.  I-lnlist'-d  KCSITVC- Corpo.     The  names  o;'  at  !a<  hi-,1  and  cas'ial 
olHci-rs  and  eidisled  men  will  be  entered  in  the  body  of  reports  u  i: h 
( i !••  name.-  of  the  ojlicers  and  enlisted  men  beloninirj:  to  the  criran  i/a 
lion.  post.  camp.  <>r  other  station. 

'2C>.  Army  serial  number. --The  Army  serial  number  a~-i_ned 
,.a  eiilisi-'d  man  und'-r  instrm'tions  from  the  \Yar  Itepartim  nt  wil! 
i;e  en'.i  red  in  t!ie  column  pro-.'ii't'-il  :'«r  th.e  purpose.  Thi.-  informa- 


par.   '.'i'>,   j ),.<i>n*il 'on  nl  rnxii'rx.  i 

27.  <; rude.  -The  rank  nr  irrade  iif  the  dllicer  fir  enlisted  man  wi!! 
he  entered  in  the  column  pn.videil  i'..r  the  purpose. 

1  n  case  nt  a  chanur  •  in  urM.lo  during  the  ilay.  the  nld  L'rade  v.-jl!  !. 
siicAvn  in  '.he  column  for  "  <  !ra<le."  and  the  new  L'i'ade  in  ihe  cohmi!! 
for  "Remarks."     (Set;  par.  L'H/O 

2s.  Conipany  and  re^imeul  or  arm  or  corps  or  depart - 
incut.— \\hen  an  entry  covers  a  transfer //TW  the  oix'anixation  or 
union  i'ur  v.-iiich  the  repuri  is  remit  I'fil,  the  cnmjuuiy  and  re-irne:,; 
> .r  arm  or  corp-s  or  <h  purtmenl  to  \\'l;ic!i  tl.e  niiicer  or  <  nli-i.-d  in;  « 
i  idolized  p-rior  to  the  transfer  will  be  .-]>  >\\  n  in  i  he  cnluinn  fnr  "Com- 
pany and  regiment  or  arm  or  cm  p-  or  department."  In  al!  i.ther 
i-a.-''.s  the  comp-iny  and  regiment  or  arm  or  corps  nr  ilejiartni'-nl  in 
which  the  nllie'T  or  enli.-ted  man  Ldonu-  at  t::e  end  of  the  ihi\ 
co\"«-red  by  the  report  will  he  entered  in  this  cnli'.iiin.  i^Seealso 
pal'.  '_':)'/,  '!':'<! n.-i/i  i'.  ) 

!n  reports  ;'or  a  regiment,  battalion,  nr  oilier  orLranixation  coin- 
pnsed  of  cnn.pany  imiis  tiie  name  of  the  n  ^inierit ,  Iiatlalioii,  or 
other  similar  orLrani/.ai  ion  will  not  be  slmv.  n  in  the  edumn  for 
"  i  'omjian  v  and  regiment  or  arm  or  corps  or  department.." 

'2!>.  Item  arks.  In  tin-  ci -In  mn  for  "  Iteinari-.  -  '  \\  il!  l-e  rep  .rod  ai! 
•  hanL'e-  in  duties  and  status  of  oilicors  and  e::!i,-'ed  men  recnn'"  1 


22  REPORTS    OF   CHANGES. 

in  morning  !•••]  »rts  or  other  official  records.  The  remarks  on  i'n> 
report  of  ehani'es  will  he  identical  with  those  on  the  morning  report. 
••xeept  a.-'  hereinafter  indicated.  (See  par.  !),  fti'indrks.) 

(/.  !><i!<'  <>J  i-!.<!n;,'<  .  -\\hen  the  change  of  duty  or  status  occurs  on 
the  date  covered  l>y  the  report  notation  of  the  date  will  he  omitted 
from  the  column  for  "Remarks."  In  case  the  change  of  duty  or 
statin  occurred  on  a  date  other  than  the  date  covered  by  the  report. 
the  actual  date  of  t!:,«  change  will  be  stated.  (See  also  par.  9u. 
l.t'i'c  tun!  fioitr  i >f  chunifi . ' 

:-.   ''/'-nitre  <>f  <irai!:.-\n  reporting  change  of   rank  or   grade  the 
now  rank  cr  <.Tad"  only  \\ill  be  slated  in  the  column  for  "Remarks  " 
•Se,  also  par.  27,  Grade.) 
[Example.-?: 

1  :  ''Aptd  1st  sgt." 

•2    "Apid  sgt." 

:>)  -Rd  to  sgt." 

-4)  "Rd  topvt." 

-.  Ax*i<i)'':)unt.  The  organization  to  which  assigned,  or,  in  case 
of  iiliici-rs  and  enlisted  men  of  sta1':'  corps  <T  departments,  tlie  post  or 
station  to  \\hi"h  assigned.  (See  also  par.  ilr,  Axxifjitnn'nt:  snh- 
pavau'raph  )/,  .  [rricnl  and  //<  /xirtnrt ;  and  snbparagraph  n,  Al/nchinc»t 

The  name  of  the  regiment,  separate  battalion,  or  other  similar 
iini!  or  of  the  post  or  station  to  whi(  h  assigned  will  not  be  repeated 
in  the  cnlumn  for  "Remarks"  \\hen  ii  is  the  same  as  shown  in  th^ 
capMi'H  of  the  report  0:1  the  line  for  i- Organization  or*headquarters 
f,!f  •v\1iic'u  report  is  rendered." 

Kxamp!  -s: 

i     "  \.--s:.:d  to  and  j'.'ined   I'.-1::' .'' 
(2)  "Ass.;d  io  Co  A.      \<.<  yl  joined." 
:;     "Assgd  I"  and  joined  -w,s!  for  duly." 

..'.  '/',•,;/•''  •.  On  the  report  ;,,:•  tli  . .  -..ani/ai  ion.  pop)  or  ptatien 
fr»;n  v.  nicli  the  ellicef  or  enli.-'ied  nr;M  is  transferred,  the  name  o; 
the  ne\v  ii'\'a::i/.atioi),  cer;i-.  departinent ,  or  station  will  be  stated 
i;,  ;h<  eniiimn  fur '' Remarks.'1  <  >n  the  report  for  the  organization, 
pest,  or  station  /•>  \vhi>  !i  Irnnsfi-vred  th"  name  of  the  former  orirani- 
zatioii.  j'osi .  or  sta!  i  >n  \\  i!!  be  state,;  in  t  his  column.  (  See  also  par. 
<)//.  7  •',•,.•/'  ",  and  j>ar.  L'^.  Comjiruv/  '""/  rrrjiinrnt  or  unit  or  m.-ps  <-r 

<:,,,•:     ,;,'. 

Examples: 

I  •   "Tran.-'fd  to  l^t!)  Cav.      I.efi  for  new  station." 
'1,  '•'!';•.. :!..-:'•!  frC.'iili  Inf.     Joined    or  l>Sen  route  to  join  K" 
\'.}j  "Tiaii-id  ab  pvi   JoCo  I;  "   i  in   case  of  transfer  within    i 
ri  -ii n'-n I   i:i\'ol  vinv  a  chaiiL'e  '  i'  L'l'.uh  • '. 


REPORTS   OF   CHANGES. 

e.    Changes    m    rnintnun'!.-    Same   as    I'hcinjis    in   command,   para- 
graph ',)>•,  with  such  addition  to  the  remark  as  may  be  necessary  to 
show  the  name  of  the  organization,  post,  or  station. 
Examples: 

i  1)  "Transfd  to  Co  l'>.     Joined  and  assumed  comd." 
iL.')  ••Attached  to  and  assumed  comd  <  o  !'»." 
C>)  "  IIosp  to  duty.     Assumed  comd  of  post." 

/.   /,'///•<(  ami  x],,ciiil  duty.      The  .same  as    /,'.«'n;.  and  x.nd.dl  dn!>j. 
parauraph  !•/".  except  that  the  nature  of  tlie  special  duty  in  c:u-e  of 
ollicers  will  be  stated. 
Examples: 

(1)  "Duty  to  SD  as  Exchange  (Mlieer." 
y-_>>  "SI)  as  prison  otlicer  to  hosp." 
i].  X(Y/.-ur.s,x-.  -Same  as  Sifkncxs,  paragraph  <)y. 

It.   Arri'xt  and  C'liniiii  mint.  -Same  as  Arrest  niul  conjlnrmcnt,  para- 
graph Oh. 

i.   Dttnrhi  d  s<r  c!c<'.-—  Same  as  Dctachfd  scrricr,  paragrajih  !»•'. 
/!•.   Atisinir  with  Ifnn'.  —  Same  as  -[liv  ncc  n'itt;  Inn;-.  ]>arajra[ih  !i/:. 
irith</iii    /»«<•'•.—  Same   as    .-l/-.^  ii/r    n'tth'nit    inn,,    jiaiv- 


r    ir 


1,1.  .\f!n.fi'nfi  in  (trl!nn.—\  brii-f  statement  of  cin'innstance-.  \viih 
date  and  place  if  diiTei'ent  from  that  shown  in  tin:  caption  of  ;iie 
report. 

Exam]  >les: 

(  1  )  "  Missing  on  reconnaissance    or  in  hattlei  at  Tarlac,  1'  I   " 
(!')  '•  i  'apt  ured  in  trench  raid,  liar  21)  IS.'' 

/,,.  Attncltui'  at.  -Attachment  l"<  r  duty  with  an  or^anixation.  post, 
or  station  other  than  ihe  one  to  which  regularly  assiencd,  or  relief 
therefrom.  See  also  paragraph  7.  .itturhi'd  and  (.•usual  nfr/i-u:t  <:nd  <n- 
Usftdmfn. 

Examples: 

H  i  "  Attaclird  to  Co  A  for  duty." 
•_>'   "Held  duty  with  Co  A." 

I';',']  '•  Attiu-hed  to  1  >i\-  II.  i  for  duty  as  Asst  Div  Adj. 

M)  ••  Held  duly  as  A<st  1'iv  Adj." 

(.">)  "Attiu-hed  1o  anil  joined  lle^t." 

o.  Ji<-*itin«t:'»i-  dlm-lniri/c.  un'l  ilixinixstil  <\f  »j/i<rrx.—  -Same  as  [i,,ti</- 
rHitinn,  di^-hcnj,,  nnd  diannaanl  nj  njiccrs,  para.urra|m  !>').  In  case 
of  discharge  or  <li.-mis.~al  the  numlier  or  source  of  the  order  or  descrip- 
tion of  authority  therefor  will  also  he  stated.  The  date  and  place  of 
resignation,  discharge,  "r  di-mi.^al  will  bo  stated  if  different  from 
thai  of  the  rejx.rt. 


24  REPORTS   OF   CHANGES. 

Examples: 

(1)  "lion  disch  fit  Camp  Meade,  Md,  SO  25  WD.' 

(2)  ''Dismissed  GCMO  15  \VD.''     i  See  subparagraph  i\  <Sm- 
/<  nci  of  court-martial. ) 

(".{)  "  Resigned  effective  Feb  4 'IS  at  Columbus  Kka  ()." 
yi.   Discharge,  and  furlough  to  tescrcc  of  enlisted  men.  —  In  theea.se  of 
every  enlisted  man  discharged  (he  report  will  show  '  1  i  whet  her  he  wa,^ 
"honorably  discharged,"  "discharged  and  not  recommended  for  re- 
enlistment."  or  "dishonorably  discharged."  '  2 i  (he  date  and  place 
of  discharge  if  <lii'ferent  from  that  of  the  report,  Cl)  the  cause  of  dis- 
charge, <  li  character  triven  on  dischan:e  certilicate,  and  ('>}  if  re- 
tained  in  service  beyond   the   period   of  enlistment,   the  cause  of 
retention. 
Examples: 

•(1)  "Hon  disch  KTS  Clinr  Ex." 
(1>)  "lion  disch  KTS  Feb -I  !  ^  at  <  amp  Meade,  Md,  Char  Ex." 

(3)  "lion  disch  SCD  Char  G." 

(4)  "Disch  and  not  recommended  f»r  reenl  on  account  fraud 
enl  Char  Fair/' 

In  ra.sc  of  furlough  to  reserve,  the  same  information  will  be  given 
as  in  discharge,  except  (1). 

Example:  "Fur  res  ETS  Char  (I.  Held  to  make  good  time  lost 
Awol." 

<f.  Hint!,,  retirement,  a/n/  desertion.— Samo  as  1)«ith,  retirement, 
and  desertion.  ]iaragraph  Or/.  In  all  cases  of  death  and  in  ca.«e  of 
retirement  of  (.tlicers  a  brief  statement  of  the  cause  of  death  or  retire- 
men)  \vill  also  be  given.  The  date  and  place  of  death,  retirement, 
or  desertion  will  be  stated  if  different  from  that  of  the  report. 
Examples: 

( ]  i   "  Killed  in  action." 

(2)   "I lied  of  disease  Fob   1   Is  at  Fort  Porter,  X  Y." 
(.'', )   "Retired." 
(4)   "A wul  to  desertion." 

(.•»  "Deserted  Feb  4,  IS  at  Fort  Porter,  X  Y." 

r.  Iltlnni.  of  dim  rt  </'  to  //iil/t/iri/  control.  -  Same  as  Htlnrn  of  di'M'rtcr 
In  u/'lit'iri/  control,  paragraph  !»/•.  The  date  and  place  of  return 
of  deserter  to  military  centrol  will  also  be  shown  if  different 
from  that  of  the  report.  The  report  will  also  show  whether  the 
deserter  surrendered  to  or  was  apprehended  by  the  military  or  civil 
authorities,  and  if  by  civil  authorities,  the  date  and  place  of  the 
r-urrender  or  apprehension. 


REPORTS    OF    CHANGES.  25 

Examples: 

(1  I   "Desertion  to  coni.     Surrendered  to  .Mil  control." 
('2)  "Desertion  to  coni.    Apprehended  by  Mil  Auth  at  t  'hii-a_-n. 
111." 

(;{)   "Desertion  In  coni.     Surrendered  to  Mil  Antli  Jan  _' I  1  •> 
at  Springfield,  111." 

ill   "Desertion  to  coni.     Apprehended   hy  CAuth   .Ian   :>  i  -• 
at  ( 'hicau'o,  111,  and  returned  to  Mil  <  ontrol  Jan  '2'.i  IS." 
T'jMin  final  disposition  ot'  the  ca.-e  the  report  will  show  the  ivsul: 
of  trial,  ineludinur  nature  of  offense  of  which  convict. -d,  and  numher 
and  source  of  court-martial  order.      If  restored  to  duty  without  in.,! 
for  desertion,  or  if  charge  of  desertion  is  removed  as  having  b'-en 
erroneously  made,  the  fact  of  such  restoration  to  duty  or  removal  of 
charge  will  he  stated.     'See  par.  131,  A.  K     i'Ho. 
Examples: 

(L)   "Convicted  of  desertion  and  sentd  dishon  disch.   fort  of 
pay  and  allowances  and  coin'  for  '2  yrs  (iCM<)  K.)  K  Dept." 
i,2>   "Tried  for  desertion  and  acquit  led  <  JCMo  lo  SK  Dept." 
l^i   "Tried  for  desertion  and  found  guilty  of  Awol  only  and 
sentd  to  fort  '2  '.'>  pay  for  J  nios  ( i<  MI  )  JO  N  1;.  1  >ept." 

'  -i     "('onf  to  duty.     Restored  io  duty  without  trial  for  deser- 
tion." 

( ')  i  "( 'onf  to  duty.     <  'harge  of  desert  ion  removed  as  erroneously 
made." 

x.  I>.  M  rtinn  iin'1  /ru>/f/' ili-nt  i-nJi-ttnn  /•!.-  I  'poii  ;lie  apprehension  or 
-urrender  of  the  soldier,  the  report  for  the  orirani/.uiion  in  which  he  is 
sen  inur  under  fraudulent  enlistment  will  show  the  dan  and  plaeo  of 
apprcheii.-ion  or  surrender  if  different  from  thai  of  rc[>ori .  the  organi- 
sation ironi  which  he  desert e<l.  and  the  name  under  whidi  he  serve.l 
therein. 

Kxamj)le:  "  Duty  to  eonf.  Surrendered  i  Apprehended  •  i  l-'eli  !  IS 
at  Washinu'ton.  D  ('.•  as  Martin  l>ro\vn,  deserter  from  <'o  J5  ti">th  Inf." 
\Vh(-n  information  of  the  apprehension  '>r  surrender  is  received  at 
th"  s'.ition  of  the  orirani/a'ion  from  whicli  the  soldier  deserted  there 
v.  ill  l>e  shown  on  the  report  for  such  orLrani/.ation  or  station  the  fuel 
of  apprehension  or  surrender,  the  pla'-o  where  confined,  the  <>n,'ani- 
/.ation  in  which  serving  fraudulent  enlistment,  and  the  name  under 
whieh  scrvin;,'  therein. 

K\ample:  '•  Desertion  to  ahsent  in  conf  at  Ft  Jay.  X  Y.  Appre- 
hended (Surrendered  while  serving  in  Co  C,  GOtli  Inf  under  name 
•  f  llinun  Dre-.v." 


26  REPORTS   OF   CHANGES. 

If  com  i<  ted  of  desertion  and  fraudulent  enlistment  and  sentenced 
Id  lie  dishonorably  discharged,  the  Soldier  will  be  discharged  from 
the  organization  from  which  ho  deserted  a.s  of  name  under  which  he 
served  therein,  and  his  name  dropped  from  the  records  of  the  or- 
ganization in  which  fraudulently  serving. 
1!  \  a :  1 1  j )  1 1  •.-• : 

1  '  i  On  the  report  fur  the  organization  from  which  the  soldier 
deserted:  "  Dishon  diseh  May  10  IS  at  Ft  Jay.  X  V.  Convicted 
of  desertion  and  fraud  enl  and  sontd  dishon  disoh,  forf  all  pay 
and  allowance^  and  cuiif  for  '.\  yrs  (ICMO  97  R  Dopt." 

-  '2  :  <  >n  the  report  of  the  organization  in  which  fraudulently 
serving:1  "  1  Cropped.  Convicted  of  desertion  and  fraud  enl  and 
sentd  dish  on  disoh.  I  erf  all  pay  and  allowances  and  <  •<  >nf  fi  .r '.',  yrs 
tiCMO  «i7  !•:  I>ept  " 

If  til.-  si.ldier  is  not  dishonorably  dischaiy-d  1'iit  h-ld  to  serve  the 
balance  of  his  legal  enlistment,  his  name  will  be  dropped  from  the 
r-'cords  of  the  organization  in  which  he  was  serving  fraudulent 
•  r.listinent. 

Kxamplo:  ''Dropped.  Held  to  serve  under  name  of  Martin 
1'rown.' 

If  held  to  service  under  fraudulent   (•nli.-tmont   and  ordered  dis- 

r  harged  from  enlistment  fiom  whicli  he  deserted,  the  .--iMier  will  be 

'lischa''1-!'  d  from  the  organization  from  which  he  deserted  ntid  held 

tii,-  •;• .  i       as  of  nun ii-  and  date  under  \vh ieh  he  fraudulent  iy  enlist i-d 

Kxamples: 

(li  (On  rejxirt   fir  organi/a'ion  in  which  fraudulently  en- 
iiste,!:i   'Held  to  perviee  under  iY;,r.d  enl." 

i.2  i  (On  re] ».rt  01  drganization  from  which  the  soldi*  r  do- 
serted   ,    "Iiropped.      lield  to  . -ei".  ice  as  Hiram   Dtvw." 
',    I>,.<irtuni  frnni   tit    .\c,-i/  or    M<::'un    ('r,i-/>s.      The    fart    that,    the 
.-.  i-iief  is  held  in  confinement  a,^  a  deserter  from  the  .\'a\  y  or  Marine 
1  '••;•] is.  and  at  the  proper  time,  the  fact  I  ha!  lie  has  been  released  from 
c.iiiiinement  and  drop})ed  from  the  rolls,     i  See  p;.r.  JMM.  A.  I\.  I'.ilij. 
;'  ;amples: 

'.      'Duty  !o  Ci'iil'.    l)eser!el    i'r    Marine  Coljis." 

•J     •'  Released  fr  conf.      I'r  pj.ed." 

.;.  Si-jMiratirni  frmn  ////'  .-irricf  i/l*itt  dl.^nt  /'rum  rn/nlnr  n/ii/inn  or 
'•  "in'i-.iit'mn.  \\'hen  an  ofii'-er  re^i'/n-  or  is  di<iuissed.  or  an  officer 
(•r  e;i!ist-'d  man  is  discharged,  deserts,  dies,  or  is  retired,  or  an 
enlisted  \i\:\\\  \<  furloiiLTlr-d  to  the  ros<Tv  e,  \vhile  absent  froip  his 
n  _-;!. ir  station  or  tin-  station  of  his  organization,  rej)nrt  thereof  will 
be  made  from  his  regular  st at  ion  or  t  h<-  r-:..i  ion  of  his  or_rani/.a!  ion  a- 
\\f\\  ;:-  fr  ITU  the  teynjiorary  sta'i  .11  of  ;',••  oliii  er  or  enli-ied  Mian  at 
!  i.e  time.  See  subpar.  n.  I  in'.  '  :  '••:  ijt 


REPORls   u.t 

r.  Sentence  of  court-martini. — All  senteni'ew  of  courts-martial  and. 
in  case  of  general  courtH-martial,  the  number  and  source  of  tin; 
order  promulgating  sentence.  <  For  example.-  see  sentences  of 
courta-martial  under  .(.fibre  ciat  inns,  par.  If',.) 

ir .  .\ft'lul  <  if  ftnrtor,  art  (tic/iff  nf  writ,  dixtinffuished-strrirf  .row, 
and  dixtinyiti.-<hrd-srri-ia  nmlul.  I-'aet  of  award. 

Kxample:  "Awarded  medal  of  honor  (certificate  of  merit,  dis- 
tinguished-service cross,  or  distinguished-service  medal  ." 

./•.  \Vi;r-si'ri'!cf  chfcroii  and  n:ound  chevron.  -The  fact  that  the  per- 
son concerned  is  entitled,  to  war-service  chevron  or  \vound  chevron. 

Example;;; 

i  1  '   "  Entitled  to  sky-blue  \var-service  chevron." 
1 1'  i  "Kntiiled  to  gold  \var-servieeehevron." 
(Mi   "Hntitled  to  \vound  chevron." 

//.  Arriiit/  ami  di-jKnimr. — The  arrival  of  an  officer  or  enlisted 
man  at  his  regular  station,  or  the  station  of  his  organization  or 
the  organization  to  which  attached  in  accordance  with  Table.-  «,f 
Organization  will  invariably  be  reported.  His  departure  from  Mich 
station  or  oru'ani/.at  ion  of  return  thcivio  \sill  alsi  he  rein/rted. 

The  arri\-al  c>f  an  officer  or  '-niiMed  man  for  temporarv  service  at 
a  station  or  \\ith  an  organization  oiher  than  his  own  and  his  de- 
parture therefrom  will  not  he  reported  unless  the  period  of  such 
temporal}'  service  will  in  all  probability  exceed  one  month,  or  has 
exceeded  one  month  at  date  of  departure. 

The  arrival  or  departure  of  an  officer  or  enli-ted  man  ca.-uaily  at 
a  post  or  station  or  with  an  organization  other  than  his  (/wn  will 
not  be  reported.  Changes  in  status.  MI<  h  as  sicknes.-.  ari'e.-t,  con- 
finement, absence  without  leave,  etc.,  of  officers  and  enlisted  men 
while  iemporarilv  or  oasuallv  at  a  station  or  with  an  oru'ani/atioii 
\\ill.  however,  ite  reported,  tin*  same  as  for  oll'i'-ci-.-  and  eiili.-ted 
men  reg  ilarly  as.~iurneil  to  the  st  at  ion  or  organ! /.at  ion 

On  the  report  for  the  last  day  of  the  month  will  lie  :-hnwn  ihe 
Tiani'-.  rank,  ;}. nd  organix.al  ion  of  each  oliicer:  and  the  uaiiie.  number, 
i^radc-,  ainl  company  and  regiment  or  arm  or  corps  or  department 
of  e.ich  enli.-ted  man  who  has  h"on  on  temporary  si-rvice  or  ca-ually 
at  the  po-;t  or  station,  or  with  the  organi/ation,  for  o:.e  month  or 
more  and  who^e  arrival  at  the  pust  or  station,  or  with,  the  oruani/.a- 
tioii.  has  not  be<  n  report e(l.  v.'itii  s;aiement  showi:i'_r  date  of  arri\-al. 
.See  par.  7,  Attwhed  find  ru*ntil  i>j;i:-  r*  ttnd  <  nliattd  nc  n. 

lOxampIe;   "Tetnp  duty  al  po.-t  since  I'd)  I   IS." 

The  arrival  of  applicants  for  <  nlistment  at  recruitini:  depots  and 
of  selecjeil  men  at  m,.iiili/at  ion  points  up, in  induction  into  the 
service  will  not  lie  re-ported  on  reports  o;'  chaiiu'e-.  us  aH  nc-ce.v-arv 


28 


REPORTS   OF   CHANGES. 


information  is  contained  in  enlistment  papers  or  enlistment  and 
as-iurmnent  cards  forwarded  to  The  Adjutant  General's  Olliee. 
Tin1  departure  of  enlisted  or  inducted  men  Iron:  recruiting  de|K)tfl 
or  mobilisation  [mints  for  organizations,  posts,  or  suitions  for  a^ign- 
nifiit  will  invariably  be  reported.  (See  J.httx,  ditto,  and  brai-fats, 
pur.  L'0.  ' 

:.  AniJtnritij  for  clniiujt.  nut  to  In  xt'ittd.-  -The  number,  date,  and 
source  of  tilt;  order  or  description  of  autliority  for  a  change  in  duty 
or  Mams  of  an  ollicer  or  enlisted  man  will  not  be  noted  unle.ss  spe- 
ciiically  required  in  these  instructions. 

:JO.  Model  report  of  changes.  Tb.i>  following  model  illustrates 
tip'  m-'ih"d  "f  preparing  reports  of  ehangi's: 

KKPOHT  OK  CTIAXOES.  No.  41. 

KNLISTKU    MKX. 

C'anip  I>rady,  Mil.  (i.^.h  Infantry. 

For  tin  tit'enty-four  hour*  t  n<iiti<t  at  midnight  oil  Frbruury  10,  1918. 


\  11!) 


Company 


Remarks. 


Vjitil  1,1  Set.  f!» 

H<l  to  I'vt  SC.     Arr.^r  tn<ln»v'. 


Asserl  to  and  joined  Co.        fc) 
A. ...I  Tran-fd    a.-    I'vt    to   !>th   <"a\ . 

I.i'i;  for  nr\v  station. 


(h) 

Heir  Sup  i  Sup  Co..     I  )iu  y  to  DS  at  Ft  Porter.  N  Y 

(i) 

T.>M>nl     Duty  to  (iir  15  days.  ^kj 

l)t>pt 

Co   K  .  .  .'   SO  10  A\vol.  C11 

••  I  .....  Tra:i,M  to  loih  M<i  I'.n. 
Attii"hfd  to  MI!  Co  l',.-,th 
|pf  for  duty.  (djUi) 

MI;  Co..     lion  di  "h  SCI)  Cluir  Kx.     u1) 
Co   11....    Pi.'d  of  discaM-.  ((,) 

••   F  ____    A.  wol  to  desertion.  (MI 


REPORTS   OF   CHANGES. 


29 


Mncon.lhirry  S 


Moore,  Malcolm  ]•'  ..I 


Morse,  Jo<t>i'h  K 


Desertion  to  i-niif.  Appro- 
hcn.k'.l  by  fAiilh  Frl.  -  !> 
:ir  l!al!imon>.  M.I.  aii'l  rr- 
tiinu'd  lo  Mil  control  I-Yt, 
'.-  IN  ;U  C;i::ip  Me:,,!.-.  M.I.  .r 


I  certify  thai  th«-  remarks  set  ojipusitr  ihc  naini-  m  cai  li  .- 
in  thie  n.-j)ort  arc  cnnvrt  to  the  best  01  my  knowli-ilo-e  ami  Jx-l 

HA;K>I.!>  «'.    KIM;. 


:{1.  Tiuliviilual   olliccrs   not    otherwise  reported.      I  mli\  iibial 

otiirers  detached  and  serving  a!<me  or  on  leave  of  absence  will 
rejK>rt  on  Form  X<>.  (it!).  A .  < !.  '  .,  ail  changes  in  tlii-ir  dut y  cr  stat u.- 
ii.-'  they  occur,  and  \\~ill  iiurlude  in  .-nch  rejxpMs  ;lic  iniormatini] 
rvijuireil  to  be  ftirnislied  }>y  p;ini;;'rapli~  sji;  ainl  M'7,  Army  lN"_ula- 
t.ions.  If  J-'orni  Xo.  (i-1!),  A.  (1.  (.)..  is  not  availai>i",  rt-jMiri  will  bo 
made  by  letter.  (  See  ]>ar.  '_':;  n  and  (f.  Prcpnnii'ioh  <n<>t  r!'nii<, >-'/''•/> 
of  reports.) 

:j'J.  >Iailin^  reports.  -The  reports  fur  ntlicei-s  am!  l'nr  enlisted 
nun  will,  as  a  rule,  be  mailed  in  the  same  envelupe.  Tn  pp.iec: 
rr'porl-s  from  the  mticilaL'e  used  in  sealinu:  tin-  c'livelnjn-  a  -hp  >  : 
paper  iibdiit  :'>l  inche.-  wide,  or  aliciii!  nm.-fhird  the  si/e  «\  a  -ln-i  ' 
of  letter  jiaper.  will  be  inserted  between  the  i.-poris  and  lie-  ba  i; 
i  if  !  lie  envelope 


STATION  III. 
MO X TILLY  HOSIERS. 


Paragraph. 
33 


1  'i>m:ioii''p.i  funv  of ;  In1  Army :!'.>/> 

As  ignmi  nt :wr 

A '•  ;,>nri'j  ni  civ!  of  iimn' li H'.W 

I  >:. .  r  .ii  ioaih ..' :;''f 

I..'-  -.  i- ::::._;•:.••  1:10:1!  ii Vt;" 

Moth-!  ro.-'ti'r  ofoiliivr- in 

:{:$.  Classification  of  rosters. --The  monthly  rosters  prescribed 
by  these  regulations  are  classified  as  follows: 

<;.  /  ,'';.•;' * /•  nf  ! .-in > p.-!.  A  ro.-ter  containing  names  of  officers  and 
enlisted  men  is  required  for  each  company,  detachment,  h- ad- 
quaiters,  general  and  ba-o  ho..-pital,  depot  and  other  institution  and 
estabii.-hiiM-nt ,  for  which  a  company,  headquarters  coni[)any,  or 
headquarters  m^rnin^  report  i-  sub'tnitted.  (See  paragraphs  L\  :>.  -1, 
11:1.1  :;:.. 

L.  I'n.  fer  •>/  ''ill' •'•/'.--.  A  roster  cuntaining  names  of  otlicers  only  is 
required  for  each  regiment,  sejiaiate  battalion,  and  other  .-irnilar 
•mi::  for  ill"  heailqnarti  rs  of  each  separate  and  detached  brigade 
and  liiu'lter  tactical  unit:  for  the  headquarter  of  each  de]>artment. 
ilistrici.  coasi  defense  command,  j»o~:.  camp,  and  other  sta'ion: 
and  for  e;.ch  bureau  of  the  \\  ar  Department.  See  al.-o  paragraph  !!'.*. ; 

.'J4-.  Preparation  ol"  rosters.  I'e-innin'-r  with  the  month  of  July, 
i  '.i  I  x,  rosters  "f  tr.iops  ;:  nl  i'i  isters  of  oliii  er<  \\  ill  be  prepared  rnoni  hly 
b\'  per-  mnel  nllici-rs,  and  will  n  ntain  the  na.ines  ,,i'  all  oliicers  and 
;-iili.-ied  men,  or  of  oiiici  rs  only,  who  lidomj  to  or  are  attached  t<>  a 
command  or  ••tation  a'  midniu'ht  on  the  last  day  ol  the  month,  and 
.  .1  those  who  have  been  separated  I  her  •fioin  during  t  lie  month.  The 
iiamos  of  ea.-nials.  will  nol  l>e  io\vn  on  these  nx^ters. 


MONTHLY  ROSTERS.  31 

Rosters  of  troojx*  will  be  prepared  in  duplicate  for  troops  of  the  line, 
and  in  triplicate  for  staff  corps  and  departments.  IVO.~I.T-  of  o<ii<  .-r.- 
\vill  be  prepared  in  triplicate  or  quadruplicate,  a.-  hereinafter  indi- 
cated. (Set-  paragraph  '.'>'>.  > 

\\iienever  practicable  rosters  will  be  prepared  on  a  typewriting' 
machine,  and  written  single  spaced.  A  record  ribbon  of  standard 
Duality  will  be  used.  Topics  may  be  made  by  carbon  process. 

;j.">.  Disposition  of.  rosters.— In  all  cases  the  original  ro.-ter  wiii 
be  forwarded  directly  to  The  Adjutant  (ieneral  of  the  Armv,  and.  a 
copy  retained  with  the  oryani/.ation  or  headquarters  from  wliich 
rendered. 

A  copy  of  the  roster  of  officers  of  each  retrinient,  separate  battalion. 
and  oilier  similar  unit  will  (>••  forwarded  to  the  divi.-ion  or  othe;- 
taclicid  unit  commander.  A  copy  of  the  roster  of  oliicers  at  eadi 
post,  camp,  and  other  station  under  the  juri.-dictioii  of  a  territorial 
department  commander  will  be  forwarded  to  such  commander. 

Copies,  of  rosters  of  troops  and  rosters  of  oiiicers  beloiitriiii:  t"  a  staff 
corps  or  department  will  be  forwarded  directly  to  the  chief  of  the 
(;orps  or  department  concerned.  When  names  of  oliicers  of  a  staff 
corps  or  department  appear  on  the  roster  of  line  oilicer--,  an  extract 
containing  the  name.--,  of  such  staff  oliicers  will  be  forwarded  direct  1\ 
TO  the  duel  of  the  corps  or  department  concerned. 

The  personnel  ollicer  will  keep  the  retained  copy  of  each  roster  or 
troops  for  use  at:  the  headquarters  of  iho  command  or  station  i:-ee 
par.  -'•','•>  for  a  period  of  one  month,  or  until  tlv  roster  for  tl.-- 
siiccee-lins,'  m^nth  is  prepared,  when  ii.  will  be  transmitted  to  the 
ci.mpa.ny  or  detachment  concerned  for  h'le.  '1'h,-  ri-taiiied  copies  of 
rosters  of  oiiicers  will  be  !i!cd  at  the  headquarters  of  the  command  or 
-tatioti. 

:JG.  Form  of  rosters.  -Xo  blank  form  for  rosters  is  issued.  Th'-v 
will  be  prepared  on  thin  paper  of  .ifiicial  letter  si/e  i  "x  lol"  .  \ 
margin  of  one,  incli  will  be  lei'  at  the  top  ,,f  each  pa:;e,  and  ope-half 
inch  at  the  left  ed.,'o.  The  sheets  will  be  securely  fasfned  lo-ether 
al  the  top  by  stapling,  or  ?-ewinur.  or  wi:h  nincila^  -. 

Thec-aption  will  show  the  name  of  the  organization,  li«-adquan.  rs. 
institution,  or  establish.menl,  and  th"  dat"  for  which  the  rosier  is 
prepared.  Xormal'y,  (,-ach  jjap-  should  contain  two  column.-  of 
names.  See  /'/•, partition  <>f  ruattra,  ;mraLrrapli  :;•!.  and  models  in 
paragraphs  ;-JS  and  40. 

;i".   Hostcr  of  troo])s. 

</.  A i(//ni  anil  <jrui.h,i.  The  names  of  all  oiiicers  and  enli.-t.-d  men 
will  IK:  shou'n  on  I  he  renter  from  :  ':••  date  of  t h"  receipi  of  nulice  o! 
their  alignment,  whether  o>-  noi  They  have  yet  joined,  and  \sill  i»- 


32  MONTHLY  ROSTERS. 

entered  in  the  following  order:  First,  commissioned  officers  belonging 
in  the  organization  in  order  of  rank:  second,  attached  officer?  in 
ord"r  of  rank:  third,  noncommissioned  officers  in  (>rder  of  grades 
given  in  paragraph  !».  Army  Regulations.  !!»]:'.  tlie  names  under 
each  irrade  heading  appearing  in  the  order  of  the  dates  of  warrants; 
fourth,  all  others  except  burlers.  privates,  first  class,  and  privates, 
iu  alphabetical  order  of  grade:  tilth,  buglers;  sixth,  privates,  iirst 
i -lass:  seventh,  privates:  eighth,  enlisted  men  attached  for  duty  in 
the  order  '.riven  al>ove  for  enlisted  members  of  the  company.  The 
names  of  enlisted  men  under  each  grade  heading,  except  noncom- 
missioned officers,  \vill  appear  alphabetically.  I.ance  corporals 
will  be  carried  under  the  heading  »f  privates,  first  class,  or  privates. 
<5rado  headings  jirecede  th"  names.  The  names  and  grade  headings 
will  follow  one  another  without  interval. 

The  names  of  officers  and  enlisted  men  who  have  ceased  to  belong 
to  the  command  during  the  month  will  be  entered  after  the  names  ol 
enlisted  men  attached  for  duly  under  the  heading  "Losses  during 
the  month."  i  See  snhpar.  /. '  The  names  of  such  officers  and 
enlisted  men  will  bo  entered  in  the  order  prescribed  above  for 
members  of  the  company. 

In  all  cases  the  last  name  will  be  written  first,  e.  g.  "Smith,  John 
A.."  not  •'John  A.  Smith." 

/>.  ( '<>ni  /xtni'tit  fnri'i  nftttt  A  nil  i/.  -The  component  force  of  the  Army 
to  which  eacli  officer  belongs  will  bo  indicated  in  parenthesis  after 
his  name. 

If  all  the  officers  in  any  grade  belong  to  the  same  component 
force,  the  name  of  the  component  force  may  be  given  in  the  grade 
headings  in  parenthesis  and  omitted  alter  the  names.  See  models 
i:i  paragraphs  MS  and  10. 

Notation  of  component  force  will  not  be  made  in  the  case  m' 
cnlisi"d  men. 

c.  .1 /•//<;/  .'.••  r'ml  iiHinliir.  -The  Army  serial  number  of  each  enlisted 
man  will  be  entered  immediately  after  his  name. 

il.  .  l/y,«mv.s  at  r ml  of  v ton tli.  All  absences  of  oiiieors  and  enlisted 
men  at  tlie  end  of  the  mouth  will  be  noted  wiih  statements  showing 
i  uuso  of  absence,  date  of  departure,  ami  in  case  of  detached  service, 
sickness,  and  •"oiifinemem.  the  place  1.1  absence. 

Kxamplo:  "Absent  sick  Waiter  Heed  <  ilf  since  Jun  15/1S." 

i.  !>'!'•  "/' '/'lining.  —Tlie  date  any  oilicer  or  enlisted  man  joins  the 
company,  whether  under  original  assignment  or  from  an  absence 
wliich  be_'an  in  a  preceding'  month.  \vi!l  be  stated  after  his  name 
NO  notation  \\'ill  be  made  in  ea<e  of  ;(n  absencr-  that  liegan  and  ter- 
minated in  the  fame  month 


MONTHLY  ROSTERS. 


33 


Examples: 

i  1  I  "Joined  1  1th." 
1 12)   "  Rejoined  Itith." 

/.    Ao.w.v  iliiriiifj  t/n    month.      In  the  cuse  of  otiuvrs  and  enlist-.', 
men  who  have  ceased  to  belong  to  the  company  during  the  ni'ii,;,. 
the  cause  of  separation  and  date  thereof  will  lie  stated. 
Examples: 

•  h  " Trans;,  1  1'Oth." 
(12)  ''Disrh  Jlst." 
(If)  "Deserted  isth." 
(4i  "Died  14th." 

38.  Model  roster  of  troops.-   Tin- following  model  illustrate  ihe 
method  of  preparing  rosters  of  troops: 

Roster  nf  CntnjMny  ".I."  >!•'>! h  Inj/uitrn.     At  mitlnitjht  Jul//,;i.  /.'/;- 

C  APT  A  IN"  (HA). 

1.  Jones,  Marion  L.     Joined  2d. 
IST  !.ii:r:'i:.\A.\Ts  (HA). 
1.  Smith,  Xonr.an  A. 


I.  Insley,  Ki:  .    \..  .Vi7,  *-.»{. 

j    5.  Honior,  l.eciuinl  S.,  LMtyiTs     Juried 

1st. 
L.  Lewis,  l'ct<TJ.,(UA).    Absent  .sick  at     ;    ,-,.  Jones,  Edward  C     ill  11! 

Waller  Rped  CT£  store  Jim  2S/1S.         |     :.  I ):ide  ,  Frederick  J.,  414,419 
Arnold,  Alexander  H.,  (InfRC).  s.  Comvay     William   ]'     9->  r^j      i',x 

joined  2d. 

9.  Sullivan,  Vrank  -1.,  .'  •  t.ti7«'i. 

10.  S!o<s,  •\ra\ey,  .VM.V,. 

II.  Williams,  Charles.  ;,,  1  Y,,vj7 
U.  Waison,  e'iaini  X.,  7.<|, 4. -,(•,. 

!>!.  Davidson,    tl'enry,   •,,'..'!.•:,:;:.:;.       |{,> 

joined  -'!«h. 
14.  Joniv;.  Waller  U.,  •NS.TIV,.    Knr  since 

Jim  _".)ih. 

Iltcniainin--    c  iri.oral .    in    ord.T    o' 
dales  oi  \'.-  irr.ui'  -.' 


IST  SKUHKANT. 
1.  Barker,  Ix:^,  17^,1.15. 

Mr.ss  ,SI:IU;KA\T. 
1.  'Pucker,  1'atrick,  7l-t,;!ti7. 

Sl'ITI.Y    SKKdKAN'T. 

1.   Plumber,  ,7olin  (  .,  -l.:fJ4,:i.V). 


i.  Ai\\di,  Jdini,  :,r,:M,.v.'.'..    A:  MTU  sick 

Fl  Jay,  X  V,  siii.v  Inn  1  Is. 
J;m  i:i  ^.  .'.   N!cNa!.,.!ack,.:i.  :,,'.),;{tv». 

[Remaininj;     .-iryrams     in    order     of         :(.  i  )ii\er.  ClitToni  i,.,  !'.",',j:;i. 
dales  oi"  \\arraiiis.j  1.  \   li^lm,  Thoin -.-, 'i.   J''..r-i 


34 


MONTHLY   ROSTERS. 


1.  Siniih,  l-'.mory  J.,  742.3.V>.  Atispnt  in 
iMiifmt  at  Cohiinl.us  Ilks,  Ohio, 
since  May  I'.i/l*. 

J.  Tivadwcl!,  Sauuii'l  TI.,  4Jii.7^. 


I\«st'  r  of  <  'omjmny  "A,"  tl.r>th  Infantrii.     At  inidnififit  July  .>/,  1 
Continued. 

ATTACIIKD    FOR    DCTV. 
PRIVATES. 

1.  C'iimpl >o!l,     Hammond     I'.,    ti,s3,,>47. 

Joim-il  2<tli. 

2.  Vance,  Morris  (I.,  •KC.l.'ii). 

LOSSES    1>1'R1.\<;   THE  MONTH. 

:.    u.hoy.  Robert  (VJ.s'U,^.    Missing  1st  LIEUTENANT. 

in  action  since  iiiiih. 
-.-.  A'  .;,,„.   Fre.Vnck    K...  Stf,743.    Ro-    |    '•  ^ilcox,  Howard,  U^).  Transfd  Gth. 

joined   l.'itll.  ('OUroKAI.S. 

:<.   A  I, rams,  I'eter,  svs,..;,,;.  1.  McAlexandcr,    AVilliam    ('.,    H79,W7. 

[Koinaiiiini;    jiri\  ;'.ii>s,  first  class,  in 
;!l|>hal.ctie.il  order.) 

Pr.IVATKS. 


2.  Williums,  lirlcc  P.,4,fi71,714. 

1'IMV  >.TF.S. 


1.   l'.::l.!\vin,  Arnold  J.,  \,;,\  ;,.|i;,.  Tran: -f.i 

131  ll. 
:i.  Andri'ws,    l';nil.  !)11,M7.     Missing  in         2.   r,;.rlo\v,    AValtcr.    s;»'.t,S4:,.     IVscrtcd 

net  ion  since  linth.  l.'itli. 

iRi'inainiii:;  prix'aics  in  alpha! it-tic-.il        :i.  I'nu'pjT,  Johnson,  "1,773.343.    I'ropin'I 
ord.T.l     '  17t)i. 


t'tifitdin.  (i.'itli  //i/nn/ri/,  I'lfaonnd  Ojjiar, 
('AMI'   I!KADV.   ^^I)., 
Amj.mt  •,,  1'JJX. 

.'39.   slostor  (»f  oHiccrs. 

a.  Xnwi'fmnrl ffrarlfs.  -All  ofliror.-  will  l.oshown  on  tlir- roster  from 
the  dale  of  nrripi  nf  not  iff  01"  llii'ir  u.-^i^iiini'iit ,  whether  or  not  (hey 
luiVfyi'i  idim-ii .  Xanu'swill  In-  cntei  <•>}  in  ordci'of  I'unk  I'.nd  numbered 
'•(piiseniiively  under  eaeh  Lrrade.  (irndi-  heading  will  pn-ccdt-  the 
nani'-s.  Names  tind  j^uulf  ln'tidin.L1^  v.ill  foile\\'  cticli  otlu-r  wiihotit 
inter\'al.  The  .-urnaine  will  !><•  \\ri:i'',  iirst.  :  Sec  jurat::':1  |>h  .'•!,'/.  i 

The  iiaines  of  oflkvr.s  \\lio  lili  \^i'-a:icies  in  an  or_rani/at ion  iindi-r 
Ta1  >!<•.-  .  ;'  !  >: .  a:.;  ation  \'.  ill  IK-  cjMerod  jn  the  body  of  the  rostei . 
ultho;u. !i  .--iifh  o!lif(-i's  may  In-  coinm  ^sioned  in  a  f(>m])oi!"ni  force 
''i'  tiii-  Army  different  lV  -MI  tint  of  tin-  onraui/atioii  \viih  \siiieli  tln-y 
a:c  "i-rviiiLT.  '!'l;e  nanii --  of  s;irp!ti<  and  attached  <i!iii-ers  \\ill  le 
i'ii!ercd  .it  tin-  end  of  liic  ros;.>r  u-idfi1  the  heading  "  Attache<l ,'! 
a.-  illustrated  in  'he  mod"!  in  para'/raj'h  \o. 

'\'}:  •  !..-!•>  of  diiicers  of  a  reirinu  nt .  .-eji;irate  hatlalion.  or  oilier 
simih'r  uni'  \\ili  include  'lie  nuines  of  all  officers  h'-lotiLrinLr  or 
-  ia  lied  tlnTi  :  .  .•.  lictlu-r  Hervinj.'  nt  the  ;»taiion  of  th<;  headquarl'Ts 
t.r  t'oi.  (HtM-r  rosters  of  ofli'-ers  \\ill  include  only  the  names  of 
oliif-ers  accounted  for  mi  tin-  head'iuarti'rs  ii.orni:iur  report,  (see 
par  i _•;•;:  j',1!  !'  and  of  oiiicers  I n-loi, _riiiL'  oratia'hed  t  )  .^ejiarate  and 
il'-taciied  com  i  u:ii  <  at  d  iletachments  servimr  with  the  lead1  Barters 
o!  the  i  'iiimain!  or  :."  ti'i  -'.:;,,,  i  .•  •  j  jr'n  ii:c  |-"Sii-;  i  -  iin-pur'-d. 


MONTHLY  ROSTERS. 


35 


Officers  ot  staff  corps  and  departments  will  ho  shown  separately 
on  the  rosier  oi  the  officers  of  the  command  \\  it  h  which  or  st;1  lion  at 
which  they  are  servim.'.  Si-:  model  in  paragraph  -10.  See  also 
paragraph  :!•">,  Disposition  <>•  r<t.;t,  rs. 

The  names  of  officers  who  have  ceased  to  belong  to  the  command 
during  the  month  will  ho  entered  alter  the  names  ot  attached  offi- 
cers nnd'T  the  heading  "  I.o-sos  during  the  monTh"  '.-eo  snbpara- 
graph  /  .  The  names  of  such  officers  will  bo  entered  in  tho  order 
proscribed  above. 

f>.  <  'niiipoiH-ntfonr  o/  the  Arm'/. — Tlie  component  force  of  \  no  Army 
to  \vhicli  officers  boloii','  will  bo  noted  after  their  names,  or  in  -jrade 
headings  as  j>rescribed  in  paragraph  ?>lh  for  rosters  oi  troops. 

c.  AxxiiU'iMnt.  Tlie  company  or  other  special  assignment  of  each 
officer  will  be  indicated  after  his  name.  If  nnussiirned.  so  stale. 

'/.  Ah.viiccx  at  md  <>l  month. — Absences  of  officers  at  ihecnd  of  the 
month  \\"ill  be  indicated  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  paragraph  \\~<! 
for  rosters  of  troops. 

i.  It'ttc  of  jointinj. — The  date  an  officer  joins,  or  rejoins  from  an 
absence  which  began  in  a  preceding  month,  will  be  stated  as  pre- 
scribed in  paragraph  o7-  for  rosters  oi  troops. 

/.  /.o.sv.v.s  r/nriiiff  the  month.  In  the  case  of  officers  who  have  cease.! 
to  beloiii,'  to  tho  command  tin  ring  the  mojnh,  the  cause  (,f  s.'parntion 
and  date  i  hereof  will  1)0  stated.  See  ]>aragra]ih  I '."/'. 

40.  Model  roster  of  oflicers. — Tho  following  model  illu.-irates 
the  meihod  of  preparing  rosters  of  officers: 

/.''„/.  - 

!.  Mi,ss,  .Tunics  II 


t>.  >for.';iii,  Sa:n;:c>l  (  >.,  (  KA  '.     Me  ;  i  'o. 

7.  \\;k  iv,  <;.   !•-,•  i;.,  i  i:  \  .     ri  <  .. 

s.  ll.ildui::,  M    nr<«>  !>.,  •  IJ.U.    (',,  \. 

'.>.  Allrlp  W-.C':;!!'!,-   I1.,  ',   \l  \  ,.    1',;...  -j,|. 


i".  n.  ::.•!  .>  .  !;.:•!•    ;:  .   i:  \      (•,-.  :-,. 

il.  ir,,.,i::,.|.|,  i;  ,:  ,.r-  A.,    !;A>.    c,,  i>. 

!J.  H,.;.;iit,  I!  ,..-...  \\  ..  :  N  A  i.     (  ,,  |.. 

I.;.  AI..II  r-.  n,  I'a  .:  j;  .  .  inHjc  .  c.i  K. 

U.  Ifaili'v.  \\  iiii  an  II.,    In:l;c  .     i    ,  ]-;. 


MONTHLY  ROSTERS. 


/,'•;>•/'  r  of  the  ojfirers  of  f/V  65th  Injantrt/,  at  mifltiiyht  July  SI.  1918 — 
Continued. 


I-T  LIEUTENANTS. 

!.  A:\.lor-on,   lame.,  M.,    RA>.     Hi)  Co. 

2.  Williams,    Bruce   1.,   ,KA).    A-lj   3d 

I'.u.    Lv  .'.mr  2'lin. 
A.  Jones,  Dwiuhi  11  .    KAi.    Mt;  Co. 

4.  1  v.vr,  Ambrose  L  ,  (RA).     Co  A. 

5.  Landerr,  \tunisi  I   ,  (RA).    Co  C. 

3.  lira  iy,  Patrick  T.   (KAi.    Co  I). 
7.  Jasper,  <;.'on:e,  (KA).    Co  F. 

v  Xorih,  Km- 1  .1.,    K  '  •     Co  M. 


MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT 
MAJOR. 

I.  Morse,  Ralph.  iMC).    Joined  9th 

<   Al'TAINS. 

.  Stem,  John  ('..  iMCj. 
',  Williams.  Malcolm  J.,  (MRC) 
8.  Courtney,  Henry  V.,  (MRC) 


1ST    I.IKfTI.NANTS. 

9.  Decker,  Erne.-1,  (RAj.   Adj    2d  Bn.  i  i.  retrain,    Monroe    T.,    fMRC).    Lt 

loinrd  IVh.  since  fun  21  lv 

l').  TIo\var'l.  Carl,  i  i<A>.    Col.  I  2.  Cox,  Mark  L.,  '  M'RCV 

11.  .Miner,  Frne,.  K.,uiA)     Adj  3d  Kn.  '  j.  Comvay,  Hiram  K.,  ,  MRC) 

12.  Y.  MI,  Joseph.,  fRA  ;.    C;>  K. 

13.  LewKJohn/'nlRO.CoB.   Lvsmce  !                         CHAPLAIN. 

Fun  2'.l  lv  IST   LlF.rTVNANT 

14.  -TaCKSon,  fcllisc.   I.NAI.     Hu  Co.  (  1.  Monroe,  ITarvev  H.,  (RA) 
Ij.  Mould,  Waldo.  (IniRC).     Sup  Co.  ( 

.0.  En:i;s.  Thoma.-.  IJ  .  CN'A/.    Co  B.  | 
'Remain:!!*.1  i.rst  lieutenants  Ln  or- 


der  ill  ran  . 

"li    LIKUTKXANTS. 

L.  Cimnini;h:im.  Tames li.,   RA).  CoH. 

i.  Stokcy,  \V;liia::l.  (RA).     MC  Co. 

3.  Fiel't.  How:;™.  fRA).    Ib,  Co. 

».  Luke.  Will:  tin,  :  RA).    Co  F. 

i.  St  unev.  .)•  !iii    v  i  A).     Co  D. 

V  Fry,    Duncan    K.,    fRA).     Snp  Co. 

,oine<!  17th. 

-.  Ston  •,  Stanley  L.,  i  ii.v  .    Co  A. 

<.   Hen-oil,  Clil'ull  (  .,   .u..  j.      CO  (i. 
».  Ilavs,    Harry    11.,  (RA).    Co  f.    Lv 


ATTACHED 
MAJOR. 

1.  Daniels  Frederick  T.,  (X(J).  1st  Dn 
Joined  1st. 


C  VI'TAIN. 

1.  Furlow,  David  !.,  (TnfRC).    Co  C 

2l>    LlKfTKNANT. 

1.  Browni,  lienjamin    L.,  t'XA  .    Co  M 

Joined  loth. 

LOSSES  DrRixn  I;HE   MONTH 
CAPTAIKS. 

1.  \"an  Vleit.    AniriMinp,    i.RAi       S::c 


Co.   TransM  1st. 


0.  AV.T-,  o..,.;4r,  (InfU.  ,.     Co  M.     VD-     j     -'-Ha!-,    Harry     C .,    (InfRC, 


•; 


:        .     at   >•  aiii-r  J!ee<l  <  -H  since 
-.  Id  lv 
,Rr;:ia:Ti:!,.:   ^ccoii'l     lieutenants    in 

on)  r  ol  i  auk". 
r.\Mi'   I'.I:AI>Y.  Mo.. 


2ll    Lii.fTKNAM. 

1.   I'.arkrr,    .JoMn    (  .,    (ImUC1     Co  C 
[)i.smiKse<l  l .-;•  i. 

TlAROI.I)    C.    J\I\(i, 


Captain,  tjtih  Infantry,  Personnel 


INDEX. 


Abbreviations: 

Monthly  rasters 

Morning  rejwt  s 

Keports  of  changes 

Absence  with  leave,  noting  of 

Absence  without  leave,  noting  of 

Absences  of  officers  and  enlisted  men.  not  :ng  of,  <m  n.oiuhl-.  n>s(c 

Additional  sheets  for  morning  reports 

Arrest  and  confinement,  noting  of 

Army  serial  number  of  enlisted  men,  tioting  of. . . 

Assignments,  noting  of 

Attached  and  casual  oilicers  and  enlNted  men,  how  shown  on  niornin 

Attachments,  noting  of 

Authentication  of  morning  reports. 


Brackets,  use  of,  in  reports  of  chan;. 


Casual  officers  and  enlisted  men,  how  shown  on  morning  report  - 

Certificates  of  merit,  noted  on  reports  of  changes 

Change  of  grade,  noting  of 

changes  in  command,  noting  :jf 

( 'lassification  of  rosters 

<'ompany  and  regiment,  noted  on  reports  of  changes... 
Company  commanders,  initials  of.  on  reports  of  change:-. 

Company  morning  reports 

Component  force  of  the  Army,  noting  of 

i  'onsolidated  morning  reports 

courts-martial,  sentences  of,  noted  on  reports  of  changes 

n. 

Hate  and  hour  of  change,  noting  of 

Date  of  joining,  noting  of 

I  >eat  hs,  noting  of 

Desert et,  return  of,  to  military  control,  noting  of... 

I  Vscrtion,  not  inp  of 

Desertion  from  Navy  or  Marine  Corps,  noied  on  reports  of  chang- 

Detached  service,  not  ing  of 

Detachment  commanders,  initials  of.  on  reports  of  changes.. 
I  >ischarr.e  of  enliMed  men.  not  ing  of.  . 

1  'i<charge  of  otlieers,  noting  of 

Dismissal  of  ofiicers,  noting  of.  . 
1  >!••  portion  of  mont  hi v  ro-ters. . . 

Disposition  of  reports  of  chanfes 

Distinguished-service  cross,  noting  of. 

Distinguished-service  medal,  noting  of 

i  'ot<,  ditto,  and  brackets,  use  of,  in  r>'por!<  of  change-- 


38  INDEX. 

lv 
Kntisted  ine-n:  Paragraph. 

Arri\al  and  do  part -in',  iiotinu'  <>i" -'. 

Authority  for  ch-inne  in  duty  or  status,  noting  of ... '2'. 

Mailing  of  report  ;  fur  .  . - 34. 

Noting  of  naiiu's ^,25,11" 

KnUstmcnt,  fraiuliili'in.  noting  of '<!'• 

Krrors  in  Jin",  ions  reports  of  elian^e- 2: 

Kxtra  duty,  noting  of ''.-'• 

V. 
Form-: 

Monthly  roster- - 

Morning  reports 

Kcporrs  of  changes 

Fraudulent  enlistment,  not  ins  of 

Furlough  to  reserve  of  enlisted  men,  notiir,'  of.  . 


Headquarters  company  tnornins  repuri- 
Headquarters  niorninu  reports 


In.leliMe  pencil,  use  of 

Individiuil  ollicers  not  ot!iervi-<>  reporle  ! 

Initials  of  personnel  olfrvrs  on  inornin1,'  ri'i>ort 
Ink,  red.  ii.se  of... 

Ink,  use  of,  for  preparing  reports  of  changes. .. 


MailiriL'  reports  of  changes  of  nill  'ers  and  enlisted  in  en 

Marine  dorps,  flesort  ion  from,  noting  of 

Medals  of  honor,  not  inn  of  award  of 

MisMim'  in  action,  not  ing  of 

Models: 

Record  of  events 1.! 

Remarks  und  rerord  of  additions  and  deductions  of  rations 11 

Reports  of  changes :ji) 

Rogers  df  ntlicers ID 

lin-ters  of  troops 3S 

Muntiily  rosters: 

VI    >  •:"  -  noted  on .S7.:W 

Army  serial  nunilicr  of  enlisted  men  entered  on ;i7 

Assignments  of  oifiivrs  noted  on :)'.) 

Cl:k-.-itieation :« 

Co:npone:it  force  of  the  Army,  reenrdi'd  on :!7.:)'.t 

Date  of  joining  noted  on .  :i~,.'W 

1  n  iposil  ion. .  .  H"i 


A    001  426058 


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I.US-.I'.,  during  mo  mli  noted  mi 

Name  ami  irrude  of  otlicers  and  .  ;ili,:,>d  men  ,hov.  -i  ni\ 

<  >ri.'in:il  to  t><   for*  arded  to  The  .'•.  1]  ;!  1:1;  •  I'-m-r  it.  . 

1  're  para  l  ion  ......  .... 

Morni:;-.'  report  day 
Morni  IIL'  report-: 

Ai>lire\  ialions  ....................  -  .................. 


A<  Mi  tions  ;mil  ilivl  net  ions  of  r  it  ions 

At  t:ieli,>il  mid  e;isil:\I  ollicers.  liou   sho'.s  n  ......... 

Anthenlieii:  ion  of  ...................  - 

C'li-in^es  tint  1m  \e  oec-urre<l  during  tin-  day,  note  1  u. 
Company  ...................................... 

Consolidated  ...................  . 


Headquarters  .............................................................  1 

Heaili|iuirters  company  ...................................................  :> 

Init  ials  of  personnel  oftieers  ...............................................  In  o| 

Model,  record  of  events  ....................................  1.; 

M.xiel.  remarks  at:d  re-.-onl  of  a  idirio::  -  a:i  1  d,'ilue:i  P-J-,  of  r.if  ions  .........  11 

Name  ;ii  id  '.'rade  of  otlicer-  arid  "r'.Iistc  1  :aen  refi;rdt'-i  01;  ......  s 

Prei)irat  ion  ...........  ................................................  1,  pi 

Keford  of  event-  ........  i.i 


Arrival  an.  I  departure  of,  :it  regular  suit  ;ou,  not  in;.: 
V  i  it  hority  for  fhnnKp  ill  duty  or  status,  in  it  ini:. ..:.. 

]>.•!  idi.'.l  and  servini;  alone.  ho\v  reported 

Mailing  of  reports  for 

N  ames.  not  :iur  of 

Re-i.-n  itinn,  noinu  of. .. 


T'TSoniiel  o'Viccr-,  ini!  la  Is  of.  on  morn;  tu  l'"poi  '  -. 
i'reparalion  of: 

Monihly  roster^ 

Monnn.'  r.  port  - 

U'-i'orl  -    ind  e!lall^'e-  . 


Man  on  ,  n  cor  i  H   I'ldition-  a; .  i  'ledii'  '  \  m 

Ilee.,rd  ofe\ent-,  noimj  ,,: 

!;>•  I  in';,  u  ;••  ill,  on  mornin.;  :    i>or!  -. 

I;. -in  ir!.-.,  '!'•:  in-'  nf 

li'-nd'1: 11:.'   :i.  1  I'.iiniU-r.nj  :•••"-    •   •...-..• 


40  INDEX. 

Imports  of  ch.mp-s.  1'arupraph. 

Abbreviations  ............................................................  21 

\rrny  serial  numlier  of  enlisted  men  entered  on  ...........................  2t> 

Company  :iml  regiment  or  arm  or  corps  or  department  ....................  2S 

1  'is  position  ...............................................................  2.', 

Krrors  in  previous  ................................  ........................  22 

!  unr.s  ....................................................................  IS 

l:nti.ils  ol  <  ••  i  in  1  1-  in  y  or  detat  linn  nl  cnmmandi  r<  ..........................  21 

I.  i  <ts  showing  names,  etc.,  attached  to  ...................................  2u 

Model  ....................................................................  Ml 

Nanu  <  of  o;;iivrs  unit  ci:]i--Icd  mm  i-nti'i'i-il  on  ............................ 


(  iri.jin  il  to  IK-  forv.-;inlf(l  to  Tin-  Adjutant  '  li-iu-nil 

I'ri'panition 

Kank  or  jrradr  ot  ollicfrs  and  enlisted  men  recordeil  on 

Remarks 

R"iuliTinL,'  and  in;mtx'rin£ 

'  ">••  of  dnis,  ditto,  and  brackets 

I'se  of  tyjio  writing  inachnie  and  indelible  pencil  for  preparing 
Resignation  of  o:!ieei>,  n.ttint;  01 
Retirement,  noting  ol  ...............  . 

Return  of  deserter  to  military  control,  noting  of 
Rosters  of  ollicers 
Rosters  of  troops 


Sentence  of  court-martial,  noting  of  ...........................................  29 

Separation  from  service  while  absent  Itom  lejiiilar  station,  noting  of  ..........  2'.i 

Serial  number  of  enlisted  men,  noting  of  ......................................  2ii 

Sickness,  notint;  of  ............................................................  <i,  29 

Special  duty,  noting  of  .......................................................  y.ltt 

Station  or  locution  of  company  or  dcta'-hniei.l.  noting  ol  .....................  12 


War-service  chevrons,  noting  of. 
Wound  cbe\rons,  noting  of 


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